The Ultimate BBQ Prawns

It’s great to be a girl during BBQ season. Call it sexist but it’s unarguable- Man Make Fire. Man push around lumps of meat over fire. Woman cut up salads then sit in the sun with gin. And on this occasion I didn’t even get salad duty, for the win as the cool kids say. Although I […]

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Apple & Cinnamon Cakes

There are some combinations in life that you can’t go wrong with. Gin and Tonic. Hot dogs and gherkins. Ben and Jerry. And yes, it’s old school and something of a combo cliché: Apples and Cinnamon. But it’s old school and clichéd because it works! Personally, being one of my favourite spices (top 3 at least) I […]

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Pitt Cue Co. Your new favourite restaurant.

ed March 2016- Pitt Cue has since relocated to the city, check their website for up to date location and booking details. Being obsessed with the edible is not a rare trait in my family I have to say and more often than not if we are not cooking and eating when we get together, […]

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Are you going to eat……………….Haggis?

Ah, haggis, signature Scottish foodstuff, official main player of a Burns Night Dinner and noshing nightmare of millions. Lets be honest, locals aside, most of us don’t want to eat haggis for the first time. Why? Because we know what is in it! Yes your traditional haggis is a mix of sheep innards (heart, liver, […]

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The Perfect Fishfinger Sandwich Hunt- Trotters

Gordon Ramsay, God love him, is known to interview potential employees on the strength of their scrambled eggs. You don’t count as a cook if you can’t make decent scrambled egg. I employ an equally fierce vetting system on casual eateries and the quality of their fishfinger sandwich, and today begins the documentation on such […]

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Basic Smoothie Recipe

Your five a day can be a chore sometimes, but why not get two of them out of the way in a quick, nutritious drink? It’s so good for you! The below version is a common treat in my house, including belly friendly yoghurt, antioxidant rich superfood raspberries and unsung hero pineapple. Hydrating […]

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Stilton & Watercress Muffins

Someone was once heard to say ‘not everyone likes cake’. And to that I say those people are quitters who haven’t the stamina to keep searching for the kind of cake that they like! But sweet treats aren’t for everyone, so I was drawn to seek out something off the beaten patisserie path. I’m also attending my Uncle’s […]

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Super Simple Coleslaw

I love coleslaw. It’s all crunchy and moreish and versatile and it goes with all the best meals in life- you know, the BBQs and Boxing Day Buffets and summer Sunday cold cut lunches. Strictly speaking it should include cabbage and carrot in a creamyish sauce but you really can put your own stamp on […]

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Are you going to eat………..Kangaroo?

Are you going to eat that? Or more specifically from this handily borrowed wikipedia image, are you going to eat her? If you hadn’t already gathered, today we’re talking about Kangaroo meat. Indigenous Australians (we’re not to use the ‘A’ word any more) have unsurprisingly been chowing down on Skippy’s family for a very long time, but […]

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A Little Plug- Tess’s Cakes

I’d like to take a moment, if I may, to draw your attention a fine foodie establishment local to my neck of the woods- Tess’s Cakes. Quite frankly, their work is amazeballs! You can check out their full range of services at http://www.tesscakes.co.uk but if you are too lazy to click on that link I […]