Not so long back I joined Twitter, some of you might even have noticed the “follow me” widget in my side bar Twitter is something I’ve put off and put off; do I really need to cram what I’m doing into 140 characters and spout about daily life to the rest of the world? Is [...]
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The above flag is the flag for New Orleans, also nicknamed Crescent City. Dinner the other evening came by way of Nigella Express (Nigella Lawson), in however a slightly adapted way. Please note here that the recipes following are my adapted versions and not Nigella’s original. We had buttermilk chicken with New Orleans coleslaw which I [...]
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My lovely Israeli friend Francesca has just sent me the most delightful parcel full of gorgeous spices, cupcake cases and a stunningly beautiful plate which is an example of traditional handmade Israeli pottery. I felt so overwhelmed it brought a tear to my eye. Thank you Francesca, you really do spoil me Ok so armed [...]
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When I was fourteen I went on a holiday to Gumbet in Turkey, at that time the resort was rather quiet with just a few local shops and a couple of restaurants but from what I can gather it is now a thriving tourist resort – I’m glad I went when I did, although I [...]
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdAu1318S7o] The above YouTube video is of The Corrs (my favourite band) performing Paddy McCarthy live, lovely piece of music don’t you think? Happy Saint Patrick’s Day to all! Yes alright I know I’m a couple of days nearly a week late but cooking and working have gotten in the way of posting; I’m sorry. [...]
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Until very recently I didn’t think there was such a thing as a guilt free ready meal, I thought them to all be full of e-numbers and other nasty chemicals that I certainly wouldn’t want my body to be absorbing. As you can probably tell by reading through some of my past writings here to [...]
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Frugal food seems to be making something of a come back at the moment, whether that is down to our current economic downturn or because of the increased number of celebrity chefs using unusual (and often) cheaper cuts of meat, etc. I’m not sure; most likely it is a combination of the two things. Over on Violet’s [...]
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I bought myself a copy of Kylie Kwong’s latest book My China: Stories and Recipes from My Homeland the other week in the January sales, it’s a lovely book full of photography that makes you want to pack your suitcase and head for the nearest airport, China being your destination of choice. I’ve read several poor [...]
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So lets begin by wishing A Happy New Year to all, here’s hoping 2009 is going to be a good year. Image Courtesy of Google Images Although I was late (by a couple of days due to work commitments) cooking our New Years dinner of rib roast beef and all the trimmings I have to [...]
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I’m so late posting about this Violets Pantry ‘Nigella Express Challenge’ that I feel I must begin by apologising to the lovely Teresa who set the challenge, other meals and life generally just got in the way of posting about the great choice she made but here is the write up at long last. Teresa chose the [...]
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I realise I’m very late posting this but last Friday was Children in Need day, but it’s not too late for donations at all, so I don’t feel so bad in being so late. Children in Need is an event run by the BBC – each year since 1980, the BBC has set aside one evening [...]
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