Kitchen Kit I can’t live without No.1
Tool Turn-About My No.1 Kitchen Kit essential is the Pampered Chef Tool Turn-About. I picked it up at a Pampered Chef party a couple of years ago and it’s been […]
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Mexican Chilli with a Secret Ingredient
Oooh, this is a good one! A bowl of hot chilli, turned velvety with a couple of squares of 70% cocoa chocolate melted in, crunchy tortillas, melting cheese, fresh coriander […]
All-In-One Bechamel
Short of time or feeling lazy? This cracking one-pot recipe for a bechamel (white sauce) will become one you’ll never look back on. Gone are the days when you slave […]
Get Started
Ever get the feeling you started something a bit late in life? The three things that really excite me in life are food, travel and my home. And food! I […]
Pea Soup With Feta
A subtle and refreshing pea soup with a hint of herbs and soft salty feta adding some depth. ingredients: 25g butter 1 onion, peeled & finely chopped 250g peas, fresh […]
Peri-Peri Poached Eggs
You’ll notice over time that I have a weakness for chilli sauces and salsa picantes. This one is quite simply Nanado’s Garlic Peri Peri Sauce. Drizzle over to perk up […]
Coffee & Mahjong
There are days when half an hour with a game of Mahjong and a freshly ground coffee are just the ticket. Download the Mahjong app. I challenge you not to find […]
Walking With The Abbot
Visiting my good travelling friend in St Ives, Cambridge, always starts with a lie in. Then we move on to a big walk, 3 miles plus, which will always ultimately […]
Cold Summer Wine French Style
It’s August, in the Dijon region of mid-France. I’m visiting friends in Givry. The days are warm and lazy and the wine is cool and crisp. I did a lot […]
Water Pure & Simple
Nothing feels cleaner for the soul than a glass of cool water. I also make sure I drink two of this 700ml bottle […]
