This week, we headed up to Borough Market with family for a leisurely breakfast at Roast (overlooking the market) and then a stroll around the market stalls. Borough Market makes for a […]
A day out in Borough Market
Festive ham: one of the delights of Christmas!
Far be it from me to explain the hows and what to do’s when it comes to cooking a festive ham but there’s no doubt that a festive ham is one of the […]
Christmas turkey leftovers: Making a classic risella
Every Christmas, families love devouring a delicious turkey together. After that comes the tricky part: making the leftovers interesting! In this post, we present to you the risella, an idea come about […]
Christmas 2015: An Aldi bought, home-cooked Christmas dinner
Every year, Charlotte and I (plus our little one as of this year!) have a fake ‘Christmas dinner’ to celebrate the festive season before driving down south for the real festivities with […]
Festive baking: Easy peasy shortbread biccies
Have you run out of inspiration for those last minute Christmas gifts? Or perhaps you’re expecting family members or friends to pop round over the next couple of weeks and need to […]
Creating an Italian supper: Orzo pasta with Parmesan and butter
Italian food makes for fantastic, cheap, easy midweek meals and this recipe for orzo pasta with Parmesan cheese and butter symbolises everything good about this most versatile of cuisines. We eat this […]
How to transform fry-up leftovers into something special
This weekend, we slightly overdid it when cooking a Sunday morning fry-up for some friends we had to stay. We were left with two sausages and a rasher of bacon that on […]
Christmas 2015: Five alternatives to Christmas pudding
Does anyone actually enjoy eating Christmas pudding? For me, it’s up there with Christmas cake in the list of items that people think they have to prepare at this time of year […]
Repeal Day Blogger Challenge: The Old Forester Kentucky crème crush
Presented with the challenge by the good folks at Old Forester to create the perfect cocktail to celebrate Repeal Day, I couldn’t turn down the chance to give it a go (especially combined […]
A cocktail masterclass at Jake’s Bar
Every now and then you get presented with a unique opportunity to do something you have never done before. This happened to me recently when I was invited down to Jake’s Bar to […]