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Book Review: 20-Minute Italian

Book Review: 20-Minute Italian

I have been sent a copy to review of the new cookbook 20-Minute Italian by Andrea Soranidis. It is always lovely when someone I know personally or know from my Facebook groups writes a cook book.  All of the work and time that they have […]

Recipe: Allotment Green Tomato Chutney

Recipe: Allotment Green Tomato Chutney

Scroll down for my recipe for Allotment Green Tomato Chutney. We have an allotment and ideally you pick consistently throughout the summer and early autumn. The reality is that suddenly you have a glut and have to preserve them for the cold winters coming.  If […]

Grenada: Caribbean Restaurant Review – BB’s Crabback – Field to Plate

Grenada: Caribbean Restaurant Review – BB’s Crabback – Field to Plate

Caribbean Restaurant BB’s Crabback – Field to Plate: We are frequent visitors to the Caribbean island of Grenada and a restaurant Mr R and I try to visit often is BB’s Crabback. What Ealing in West London has lost – Grenada has gained!  Brian Benjamin […]

Recipe: Kolokuthopita- Greek Courgette Pie

Recipe: Kolokuthopita- Greek Courgette Pie

Scroll down for my recipe for Greek Courgette Pie or Kolokuthopita At this time of year the courgettes/are in full flow at our allotment.  Each day we pop up to pick some we are blown away by the abundance of fresh, organic, courgettes that are […]

Grenada: Recipe for Banana Bread, Chocolate & Spices

Grenada: Recipe for Banana Bread, Chocolate & Spices

My recipe for Banana Bread with Grenada Spices and Chocolate. I attended the 6th Grenada Chocolate Festival (this was my fifth time) and as part of the festival I was asked to do a demonstration to the festival guests. I decided to bake my favourite […]

Book Review and Giveaway – Orexi – Feasting at the Modern Greek Table

Book Review and Giveaway – Orexi – Feasting at the Modern Greek Table

Book Review and Giveaway – Orexi – Feasting at the Modern Greek Table Theo Michaels has written Orexi! – Feasting at the Modern Greek Table and I first met when he came to my house as part of a scheme to send a chef to […]

Recipe: Greek Orange Polenta Cake

Recipe: Greek Orange Polenta Cake

Orange Polenta Cake As I was getting ready to leave Athens for the airport recently, my friend who was driving us to the airport arrived with a bag full of lemons and oranges from her back garden for me to carry home. How lovely to […]

Cook Authentic Indian Food at Home with Simply Sensational Food

Cook Authentic Indian Food at Home with Simply Sensational Food

Cooking authentic Indian food at home with Simply Sensational Food. Do you ever go out to an Indian restaurant and wish you could cook food like this at home? My friend and fellow food blogger Nayna has started her own company teaching people to cook […]

Kingston: Review of Chakra London Kingston Restaurant

Kingston: Review of Chakra London Kingston Restaurant

My review of Chakra London Kingston Restaurant:- With my blogger friends Nayna and Manjiri I reviewed Chakra Restaurant in High Street Kensington some time ago so I was really excited to visit Chakra London Kingston restaurant. You can read that review here – London: Chakra – […]

London: Lunchtime Review of Ritorno Italian Restaurant

London: Lunchtime Review of Ritorno Italian Restaurant

Lunchtime Review – Ritorno Italian Restaurant – Covent Garden, London If you are visiting London or work in the Covent Garden area of Central London and you fancy a quick lunch then I can recommend the perfect place!  Ritorno Italian Restaurant on Great Queen Street […]

Hamburg: Fun, Film and Food with FoodBoom

Hamburg: Fun, Film and Food with FoodBoom

Hamburg – Discovering the fun, film and food at Foodboom I recently visited Hamburg in Germany for a Traverse conference KeyFrame19. This was four days packed with sessions to learn about filming videos and creating a YouTube channel as well as getting the most out […]

Recipe: Easy Peanut Butter Brownies

Recipe: Easy Peanut Butter Brownies

Here is my recipe for Easy Peanut Butter Brownies, rich and chocolaty with the salty stripes of smooth peanut butter. Recently it was national chocolate day as well as national peanut butter day so naturally I decided to combine the two and make Peanut Butter […]

Afternoon Tea: Leila Moroccan Afternoon Tea

Afternoon Tea: Leila Moroccan Afternoon Tea

Moroccan Afternoon Tea at Leila Ealing. You may or not know but Afternoon Tea is my favourite meal! I love the classical, however it is a real treat to sample Afternoon Tea with a difference. Recently I was invited to try the Moroccan Afternoon Tea […]

The Wonderbag – Non Electric Slow Cooker

The Wonderbag – Non Electric Slow Cooker

The Wonderbag is a new concept – A non-electric slow cooker that is completely portable! Wonderbag is a new slow cooker that doesn’t need to be plugged in or need to sit on a fire for hours.  The cook just needs to cook the food […]

Book Review and Giveaway – Baladi: Palestine – A Celebration of Food from Land and Sea

Book Review and Giveaway – Baladi: Palestine – A Celebration of Food from Land and Sea

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 […]

BRITA – Water Filter Giveaway

BRITA – Water Filter Giveaway

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 […]