My boyfriend has a serious love of fajitas. You know, the ones where you buy the kit and you get the overly sweet tomato ‘salsa’ and (annoyingly) moreish smoky spice mix that would make lego taste good. I can’t really ban my boyfriend from buying them but I can definitely create fierce competition! So the … Continue reading
I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend and made the most of the sunshine while it lasted. It was a weekend of extremes in Cornwall – on Saturday and Sunday we had scorching sunshine with hardly a breeze or white horse in sight; on Monday we battled against horizontal driving rain in our windbreakers … Continue reading
Happy Bank Holiday weekend! I’m in Cornwall for the weekend and the weather is a tad chilly to say the least. That said, I have already spotted quite a few people sporting low-cut thigh-grazing pneumonia-inducing summer frocks, complete with sandals and goosebumps. I’m in a leather jacket, a large scarf and my winter boots so … Continue reading
Sometimes simple is best and I feel my midweek supper posts would be missing something if there wasn’t a stuffed chicken breast rolling around somewhere. Whilst not wildly adventurous, this dish is so quick, (almost embarrassingly) easy and darn tasty – you could serve it to last-minute guests and you’d have clean plates and smiling … Continue reading
In spite of the recent raincloud firmly placed over England, I am going to stick to sunshine food for the next few months – fresh fare with crunch and zing and a lightness that winter’s offerings can lack. I’m spring-cleaning my diet mainly because this is my kind of food but also because it’s time … Continue reading
At the first sign of summer, I tend to start planning trips away and compulsively flicking through glossy holiday brochures – poring over double-page spreads of crystal waters and infinity pools, powder white sand and impossibly bronzed couples. It’s obviously a bit silly as London is glorious in the sunshine and has lots of green … Continue reading
Apologies for neglecting you of late…I haven’t (only) been frolicking in the sunshine – my boyfriend and I are in the process of buying a flat (I am so excited about the kitchen) and it has kept me very occupied to say the least! We have of course been eating and cooking tasty treats – … Continue reading
What a glorious day! The sunshine was streaming into my living room earlier this evening, warming the flat and making it feel almost like a balmy summer’s eve. I have been secretly fearing a final cold snap so had kept my winter coat and boots close at hand but they have now been retired for … Continue reading
I came across a Persian recipe for lamb with cardamom and yoghurt a few years ago in Paul Gayler’s book Flavours which sounded wonderful – I eagerly folded the corner of the page down, put it back on the shelf and completely forgot about it…until this week. Better late than never! My brother came round for dinner yesterday … Continue reading
Spring has finally sprung! The sun is out and it feels light and bright and optimistic again after a very long hibernation. I have painted my fingernails a vibrant coral, my flat is awash with the heady scent of fresh hyacinths and I have spotted not one, not two but three women sporting mint green trousers…Spring also … Continue reading
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