Eat well - travel often
Baladi: Palestine – A Celebration of Food from Land and Sea written by Joudie Kalla whose mission is to raise awareness of the food of Palestine and the community spirit of the people that live there. This is the second book from celebrated chef and […]
On my recent trip to Athens I was introduced to Impact Hub based in the Municipal Market of Kipseli. In the 1990s quite a few of the supermarkets and market halls closed down in this area. An EU (European Union) grant enabled the old market […]
BRITA Water Filter Giveaway. BRITA water filters help us have clean water without using multiple plastic bottles. We have quite rightly, started drinking more water these days as we are constantly reminded and advised that it is essential to keep our bodies hydrated. In the […]
Ren Behan, host of Polish Home Comforts, is a British citizen whose parents were both born in Poland and relocated to the UK before starting their family. Ren grew up with a very strong connection to her Polish heritage keeping it very much alive within […]
About half an hour from Central Athens near the coast known as the Athenian Riviera is Vouliagmeni Lake. This lake is a rare, geological natural phenomenon. There was once a series of caves until the roof sunk or rather submerged itself allowing the water to […]
Taking a ride on the Athens Metro! I visited Athens in Greece for the first time recently and stayed about half an hour outside the city centre. An easy way to get into Central Athens was to take the Metro or Underground. There are three […]
I was in Greece for the 28th October this year. This day is a national holiday – Ochi Day or ‘No’ Day. In 1940 Italian Dictator Benito Mussolini ordered the Greek government under General Ioannis Metaxas to surrender. General Metaxas said ‘Ochi’ or ‘No’ they […]
Ye Olde Fighting Cocks is reputed to be the oldest inhabited pub in England and we are really lucky that it is right on our doorstep! As part of St Albans Food and Drink Festival held at the beginning of October each year, Ye Olde Fighting […]
My first visit to Greece and more importantly the island of Crete. I was introduced to Hand Picked Greece – a day spent in the hills near Chania on a practically self-sufficient smallholding. As a food and travel blogger I get to have some amazing […]
Scroll down for my recipe for Caribbean Pepper Pot Stew:- Each Caribbean island I have visited have their own version of a Pepper Pot Stew. It is a slow cooked, rich and meaty stew with varying degrees of heat depending on the cook so I […]
Recipe: scroll down for my recipe for Broccoli soup. We love broccoli and we love soup and with this recipe I will give you a simple and yet delicious recipe for broccoli soup – perfect for supper on these autumn evenings. When I cook broccoli […]
Your chance to win a Spice Pack from Grenada. Most mornings I have a smoothie bowl for breakfast and if I do I always have some cinnamon and some freshly grated nutmeg on top that I brought back from Grenada. Grenada is known as the […]
My goal to get to know the Caribbean islands took one step further this year when Mr R and I visited the island of Nevis. We stayed in luxurious and beautiful hotels and ate in award winning restaurants and always with majestic Mt Nevis in […]
Book Review and Giveaway – The Seven Culinary Wonders of the World by Jenny Linford I have joined with White Lion Publishing to offer you this fabulous giveaway. This book is a history of the the seven culinary items that seem to crop up […]
A friend of mine started a business by mixing prime grade, Canadian, maple syrup with lightly salted butter and coming up with a delicious product which is wonderful spread on toasted bread, crumpets, pancakes and well everything! It is called Moose Maple Butter and has been gaining […]
Recently I was fortunate enough to spend time with the High Commissioner of Barbados at his London office. I arrived on the third floor, on the day the lift was broken, puffing and out of breath to be greeted by the High Commissioner, Guy Hewitt […]
