Including a review of The Walnut Tree pub and Turners Pies, and a recipe for the Welsh classic corned beef pie. Apparently “Bugger Bognor” is what George V said when he found out he might have to go back to Bognor Regis to recuperate from an illness. I am not sure about the authenticity of […]
Foodie penpals – August 2013
This month I was lucky enough to receive my Foodie Penpals parcel from Denise who lives up in Bakewell. Her description of her foodie lifestyle sounded pretty idyllic to me – shopping in farm shops, growing her own fruit and veg and making her own chutneys and jams. She was incredibly prompt in sending her […]
GBBO challenge week 2 – English breakfast muffins
Find out more about my GBBO challenge. This week’s technical challenge on the wonderful bake-off was to make English breakfast muffins. I first made muffins a couple of years ago when I found a Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall recipe for them on the Guardian website. I was amazed at how simple they are to make and cook, […]
GBBO challenge week 1 – angel food cake
Find out more about my GBBO Challenge. Angel food cake? I had never, ever heard of it until the first episode of The Great British Bake Off 2013. After a bit of googling, I decided it looked too difficult to make (and expensive to make – 10 eggs!) and so looked at sandwich cake options […]
The Great British Bake Off 2013 Challenge
I love the Bake Off, and this is my first year of blogging whilst it is screened, so I have decided to set myself the challenge of completing one of the show’s challenges each week. This is mainly because I am ultimately a lazy cook and want to increase the scope of what I can […]
Going nutty over Nutella
Nutella is a dangerous thing. A very dangerous thing. I cannot have it in the house because once that jar opens, I can’t resist eating it straight out of there. I don’t understand the appeal of putting it on toast or bread, although I do like it spread on a crepe (does rather stick your […]
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Fish and chips – restaurant reviews
I love fish, and I love chips. But fish and chips from the chippy can be a disappointment, and while I am watching my weight I hate the idea of wasting points on not very nice fish and chips. Because I am greedy, and I’d eat the whole lot even if it was a bit […]
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Mr Whippy cupcakes
Last week was my first week since starting this blog without a weekly posting. You probably didn’t notice, or if you did you may well have been relieved to have had a break from my ramblings. It was the result of a cat crisis, where our 12 year old kitty Henry took a bad turn […]
A belated birthday night out at Joe Allen
For my birthday in June, I wanted to eat at Joe Allen restaurant in Covent Garden. The reason for this was because of a Jay Rayner review in the Observer – I like his reviews anyway, and have been rewarded by following his previous recommendations, including Mishkins. I also love Marina O’Loughlin’s reviews in the […]
Foodie penpals – July 2013
Hooray, hooray, hooray – this month I received a box of goodies! I was so excited to get an email from Steph at Tub on the Run, and I immediately indulged in my nosy nature by checking out her blog. I really enjoyed finding out more about her: she’s been getting into running, and like […]