Eat well - travel often
I have seen Gennaro Contaldo many times on television on his own or with one of his friends Antonio Carluccio or Jamie Oliver but let me tell you meeting him in person is a great experience. The man is a true gentleman, self effacing with […]
We had a houseful of people this Christmas and with guests going to bed at different times and getting up at all different times this could have been a breakfast catering nightmare. I had plenty of ingredients ready for individual smoothies, fresh juices, eggs and […]
The 17th December is National Maple Syrup Day in the United States and Canada. I for one plan to celebrate the sticky, amber deliciousness on that day and pay homage to the great idea that you start with a colourless liquid from a tree and […]
Pizza Buzz opened it’s first restaurant in Worship Street a few minutes walk from Moorgate Underground station in London. The idea of a pizza restaurant where you can sit in or take away is not new but the concept of building your own as you […]
We are all familiar with Old El Paso and their range of fajitas, burritos and enchiladas as well as their crispy tacos. Well now enter the ‘Stand-n-Stuff’ tortillas. You can prepare a filling of mince beef, sliced chicken or vegetables and spice it up with […]
As I travel back and forth into London on a regular basis I chug past the St Albans South Signal Box. Up until 1979 all trains passing through St Albans City station were controlled, announced and shepherded through by the staff in the signal box. […]
Whilst visiting my sister in North Carolina we had a family Thanksgiving Dinner the Sunday before the big day and then they went off to visit family in California this year for the actual Thanksgiving. Mr R and I stayed at my sister’s house in […]
I usually celebrate American Thanksgiving at home with my family in the UK however every now and again I am able to celebrate it in the states with my American family. Mr R and I made the trip this year for the biggest and most […]
My friend Manjiri is always offering to come to my house and cook for me. It suited us both recently to pick a mutually convenient day so I gleefully went off to the train station to collect Manjiri and her husband. Manjiri had brought all […]
Two things have inspired me to write this post. Firstly my recent trip to Mexico City and the food that I was able to eat and secondly the soup from Glorious! which I tasted at the recent food blogger conference I attended, one of their […]
It’s that time of the year again, when witches and ghouls come out in the open asking for treats and threatening to trick you if you don’t have anything for them. Many households will have a carved out pumpkin with a light inside outside the […]
The things I do for you dear reader! Anyone that knows me knows how reluctant I am to travel aboard any size boat or ship! So what possessed me to apply to the Mumsnet panel to review the Norwegian Escape Inaugural Cruise from Southampton – […]
What was James Dyson thinking when he first bucked the trend and designed a wheelbarrow with a ball instead of a tyre at the front? He wanted to create a product that served it’s purpose better than anything else available. After the wheelbarrow came the […]
I always love having a meal at my local Pizza Express. Pizza Express opened it’s first restaurant in 1965 in London’s Soho and have not changed their menu much whilst at the same time have kept it up to date and interesting. The current menu […]
I have an extra copy of this lovely cookbook – a collection of recipes from top chefs celebrating 130 years of Maldon Sea salt. Beautiful photographs Delicious recipes Up to the minute preserves, All make this book into a kitchen shelf ‘must have’. If you […]
A great recipe to prepare for Bonfire Night on 5th November is my ‘Bonfire Night Chicken & Bacon’. You can get this into the oven early on serve when everyone comes in from the cold either with rice or jacket potatoes. Ingredients: 8-10 chicken thighs […]