It is the eve of our family garden party. Forget Henley, Ascot or even Bestival. For me this is THE summer event by which all other summer events will be judged and found wanting. This year my dad is even putting up a gazebo. Unlike most people I relish the prospect of a [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Rosemary and Cayenne Pepper Nuts
Posted in Uncategorized on July 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Yin-Yang Salad
Posted in Uncategorized on July 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I haven’t posted in a whole week. A combination of engagements and laziness ensured I made nothing but noodles for a few days in a row. I eat my noodles with soy sauce and absolutely tons of ginger; it’s not a recipe many people could handle. Things are returning to normal now and a [...]
Popcorn: a low-fat, economical alternative to crisps?
Posted in Uncategorized on July 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I have always held a vague notion that popcorn is a low-fat snack, I must have read it in a magazine. Despite this knowledge I have never really taken to it in or outside the confines of the cinema because I find the kernels annoying and why would I waste my time with popcorn [...]
Salad Club Secret Supper
Posted in London, Restaurant, tagged dining, London, Restaurant, secret supper on July 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Rosie and Ellie’s Salad Club is a food blog I have been following for a while and when I read about their secret supper, a four course meal served in a sitting room in south London, I was desperate to reserve a table. So Felicity, Philippa and I made our way to Brixton on [...]
Chocolate caramel cookies update
Posted in Cakes etc. on July 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Those of you who enjoy the odd chocolate cookie may like to know that I re-attempted the chocolate caramel cookies from an earlier post. These were vastly improved by using an entire square of Cadbury’s caramel per cookie. Last time I tried to be frugal but this cookie is only worth making with an [...]
Sustainable fish – Ray with capers, raisins and pine kernels
Posted in Uncategorized on July 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Sustainable fishing is a hot topic at the moment, mainly amongst the ever increasing number of people who dedicate a lot of time worrying about what less well-informed people are eating. As with many of these issues there is an important message at the core of the matter: sustainable fishing is essential if we [...]
Sausage rolls
Posted in British, Meat, Nibbles, Pastry on July 6, 2009 | 6 Comments »
As a child the only sausage rolls I can remember eating were those made by my Grandma. Her pastry was, and still is, beautifully light and crumbly. The sausage rolls she served us were a thousand miles away from the flaccid lumps served in bakeries up and down the country. I’m [...]
Pearl barley salad
Posted in Uncategorized on July 2, 2009 | 5 Comments »
If I was more organised I would always make big salads at the start of the week to use as packed lunches for work. It would save me money and stop me eating ready-made sandwiches with that horrible bread that sticks to the roof of your mouth. Making fabulous work salads would [...]
Beer can chicken, Moroccan couscous and Ginger Chilli Prawns
Posted in Fish, Meat on July 1, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Do a Google-image search on beer can chicken recipe and you will not be disappointed with the results, trust me. It would appear that people across the world, mainly men I would imagine, are cooking chickens on the barbeque with a can of beer up the bird’s rear end. As if being roasted wasn’t [...]
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