I have quite a connection with West Sussex, not just the Runcton farm shop: my parents and Grandparents used to take me to Bognor Regis for holidays when I was young. When I was a bit older, my mum bought a caravan in Pagham and we used to go there on holiday and for weekend […]
Cookbook Challenge – Rick Stein: Mexican inspired beef tortilla wraps
I recently made a delicious recipe from Rick Stein’s The Road to Mexico, called ‘chargrilled beef tacos with spring onions and guacamole’. I call them Mexican inspired beef tortillas. As usual according to the rules of the Cookbook Challenge, I followed the recipe exactly, despite having doubts about it, because I might learn a new […]
Yep, still more potatoes to get through
Another week, another bag of potatoes to get through … this is the problem when you try not to waste food. If you don’t remember from last week’s post, my mum left me with a few bags of potatoes to get through before she went on holiday, and we are still trying to get through […]
GBBO week 3 – double chocolate and cinnamon Chelsea buns
Bread week is never one of my favourites on the Great British Bake Off, as I always have trouble getting my dough to rise when I make anything which has yeast in it. But greed prevailed, and I got a craving for chocolate Chelsea buns (replacing that boring dried fruit with chocolate), so came up […]
Another week of meal planning, and lots of potatoes
We have a busy week coming up, both for me at work (where I’ll be in the office on Thursday as well, despite usually working from home on Thursdays), and for us at home, as Andrew’s parents are coming to visit and take on the childcare duties whilst Granny Annie takes a well deserved holiday. […]
GBBO week 2 – pumpkin spice latte traybake
I have never, ever, ever had a pumpkin spice latte. My coffee of choice is a flat white, or a skinny latte with caramel syrup if I need a sugar boost along with my caffeine (quite often, as it goes). But, I am sure I am not the only person who has heard of this […]
What’s for dinner this week?
So, I am still continuing with my mission to be more organised in the kitchen, and this weekend Andrew took Ioan out for a couple of hours so that I could get on with some baking (I’d also hoped to sneakily catch up on some trashy telly but didn’t have time). For today’s meat free […]
GBBO week 1 – hobnob biscuits
The Great British Bake Off is back, and as usual I am instantly addicted to it. Mary Berry is now a distant memory, and Prue is perfect in the role. As much as I loved the double act of Mel and Sue I have forgotten them, but Noel’s new hairdo is a little bit alarming. […]
A little bit of organisation goes a long way
Hey, not sure you remember me. Lots has happened since I was last in your inbox, including GDPR (did that actually stop any of the spam in your inbox?!) and a scorching hot summer (too hot? I could do with a nice cool breeze, personally). Lots has happened in the It’s Not East Being Greedy house […]
Classic French onion soup – new recipe (vegan, gluten free)
Just a few ingredients to make this classic French onion soup, which is wholesome, hearty and accidentally (for us, as we don’t follow either diet) both vegan and gluten free. French onion soup is barely a recipe really – just onions sautéed in a little oil for a long time, stirred frequently, and then topped […]