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It is all about food!
Flavour simplicity, salmon & mash
When I bought the salmon yesterday for the salmon and prawn burgers I got an extra piece for dinner. I was going to pan fry it and have with some toast but after roaming around a bit in the fridge I found one quite large and lonely looking potato and all of the sudden I … Read more
Saturday in Notting Hill and a healthy seafood burger
Saturday my friend and myself had finally managed to meet up. We met for a Saturday lunch at the Notting Hill Brasserie.There was so much to catch up on we talked non stop! It is a lovely place, a quiet oasis in the middle of a busy Notting Hill. Both my friend and myself went … Read more
Okonomi-yaki
Quite a few years ago I was introduced to a restaurant in London that I always come back to. I recommend it to anyone I know who comes to London to visit and everyone who has gone loves it. Abeno is the only Okonomi-yaki restaurant in Europe. It is a delicious and healthy example of … Read more
Cooking from the pantry, fridge and freezer
On my way home from work I was very hungry. So hungry I actually wanted to go straight home and not even stop at the shop! This meant I would have to make something quick and to cook from the pantry, fridge and freezer. This weekend I got some organic frankfurters from the butchers. They … Read more
Fast Food – Slow Food and mmm crackling
After weeks of rain it finally cleared up, the sunshine was lovely and warm and Saturday was devoted to Rugby. It started with the Sevens. The theme this year was 70ties and there were some brilliant outfits. I wonder if they were all rented or if some of them actually own such clothes! I had … Read more
English spring veg and steak dinner
I love to make my way home from work on a Friday afternoon. I always make a stop at the veg mongers to see what they have. Lately they have had tempting cauliflowers at the front of the display and I can never resist them. Today I saw the first English marrow and I had … Read more
Eating my way around the world at a festival in the rain
I waited this past weekend for the rain to stop. I did realise this was most likely not going to happen so I then thought perhaps it would get a little warmer… well that didn’t quite happen either so on the last day of the food fesitval I braved the weather and headed to the … Read more
The first asparagus and lamb meatloaf
After two long years of waiting we can finally start to harvest our asparagus that we grow at the allotment! Last year we took a few stems but not many and very carefully. This year there are quite a few and I picked a nice handful today for the very first time. There are more … Read more
A family day at Reigate Rugby Club and great pizza
Getting involved with a local sports club is great. It is of course about sport but also about camaraderie, it is about bringing people together. Reigate Rugby Club is one of those places where all of this falls in to place. Located in a gorgeous spot in Reigate the rugby club is a place where … Read more
Coconut sweetcorn chowder, Sopocka loin and peccorini veg
There is something about Friday nights and tonight was no different.I love to cook cross cuisine and take inspiration from different parts of the world. One of the things I love to eat when I go to the US is clam chowder. I have never done chowder but have since realised there are just as … Read more
