Eat well - travel often
I have been trying to update my kitchen essentials to red and I was very happy to be sent the new range of Judge Cookware oven gloves and pot holders. They come in a variety of colours and the red is really vibrant and looks […]
Sometimes food bloggers want a day off and the aim is to just have a quick meal, no photos or recipes to try to get. That was the plan recently when I was having a day out with my family for my granddaughter’s birthday. I can […]
I felt a little mischievous the other afternoon. A friend of mine had been to the States and she brought me back a couple of cake mixes. Plus I was wanting to try adding some Matcha green tea to a cake so guess what?? …. that’s […]
I was invited to the Underground Cookery School in London to preview their cooking school along with 19 other bloggers and asked only that if we liked the evening we share it. The cooking school is run by Mat Kemp since 2003, a few minutes walk from Old […]
How to make an American Inspired Rice Pudding: Something I have been meaning to do lately is make my American inspired rice pudding. I remember the rice pudding my grandma used to make, creamy with lovely plump raisins but I never really got the recipe […]
Mr R and I don’t usually go out for a meal or other celebration on Valentine’s Day but prefer instead to stay at home and have a meal together and a nice bottle of wine. I am however a bit of an occasion person at […]
I have recently been sent a range of ready made, frozen food from Cook. They have been providing meals using the same techniques and ingredients as you would use at home since 1997 and the founders Edward and Dale love to hear your feedback and […]
Aldi have a little booklet of special buys each week. The current issue has some suggestions for putting together a romantic and tasty meal to treat your Valentine. The magazine has several starter and main course combinations to pick such as Breaded Garlic Mushrooms, Scottish […]
“We are not the biggest producers of popcorn in the world but we believe we are The Best.” This is the testimonial you will find on the back of Thomas Tucker Popcorn. Vue Cinemas have introduced Thomas Tucker to the snack range on offer to […]
When I was growing up we would have a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch, a few ‘potato chips’ (or crisps as I now call them) and a cold glass of milk. We didn’t have fancy sandwich makers or grill machines just a frying pan. Sometimes […]
I was very pleased to become an Ambassador and tester for Cross Pens and even more pleased to receive the latest in their Special Edition Chinese Zodiac Collection. This year is the Chinese Year of The Horse and is the special year for those born […]
Kung Hei Fat Choi – something you will hear at this time of the year if you venture into Chinatown in Central London. I always thought it was a traditional greeting meaning ‘Happy New Year’ as it heralds the start of the Chinese New Year […]
Knorr has recently been awarded Innovative Product of the Year for their gravy pots. These little pots come in Beef, Chicken and Onion gravy and are really so easy to use and save you time and effort. They were launched in 2012 and are the […]
When I think of Provence in France or the wine producing region of The Languedoc I do not immediately think of glace cherries! Until today that is! I was invited to a French Glace Cherry MasterClass and really couldn’t think of that many things to […]
