ed 29/12/16- Johnny Mac’s changed hands after some 15 years in autumn 2016 and was renamed shortly thereafter. Menu changes and subtle re-branding are sneaking in as the year ends. So far, so OK. What- Traditional fish n chip shop Where- Church Rd, Brightlingsea, Essex. How much- Inexpensive, £5 a head to eat out £10 […]
Read More A Little Plug- Johnny Mac’s PlaiceI’ve romanticised for many a year on the prospect of home grown produce. Plump green tomatoes jewelling the garden. Straight proud rows of asparagus in tight tidy lines like soldiers. Boozy soft plums you pick a week too late and get drunk on. All the while flapping diaphonously around an immaculately pruned garden with gleaming […]
Read More Grow Your Own!Having just relocated, the Mr and I recently came into possession of a number of house warming gifts including a smoothie maker blender thing. I like a smoothie and I’m not sure that the Mr has ingested a solid meal since we unpacked this gadget so I thought I would share our successes in here. […]
Read More Smoothie #1I read a weird statistic the other day that more chicken wings are eaten on Superbowl Sunday than there are grains of salt in a really big bag of doritos, or something. Somewhere in the billions anyway. That’s a lot of chicken wings, football fans. I am not a football fan, but I could eat […]
Read More Vampire WingsHappy 2016 kids. New year, new you, new yawn. Here’s a quick recipe to satisfy anyone on a new year trip to go vegan or eat more veg or save money or just try something new. It’s easy, thrifty, filling and tasty but sadly not so photogenic! Boomboom Peanut Butter Curry Serves two Vegetable oil […]
Read More Peanut Butter CurryIt’s a funny thing being a girl sometimes. Even in our apparently modern age there is some serious definition flying around about who girls are and what they should do. Pink stuff, fluffy stuff, nurture and babies and smiling. Awwww. Now don’t get me wrong, I love cuddling a newborn whilst wearing a frothy fuscia […]
Read More Cookshelf- Sweet Tooth from Lily VanilliWhat- Traditional and modern Lebanese/Eastern Mediterranean/Mezze Where- 208 1st Ave, between 12th & 13th Street How much- Mezze & wine for two $100 incl service Overall- 9/10 Once upon a time a girl from Essex became mildly obsessed with fattoush- a simple zingy middle eastern salad she learned from a Gizzie Erskine book. This same […]
Read More The New York State of Mind- BaladeWhat: Modern BBQ- ribs, brisket, wings, burnt ends. Where: Many locations across Brooklyn, Manhattan, Jersey. We went East Village, 2nd Ave and East 6th St How Much: $20ish pp for meat, side and drink Overall: 10/10 for a quick, tasty dinner Oh. My. Goodness. Mighty Quinn’s was an early hit on my search list for […]
Read More The New York State of Mind- Mighty Quinn’s BBQI’ve been meaning to take on a brisket for some time and would like to take a moment to thank Geller’s for being open late on a Friday and enabling me to do so. Early hours at most of the butchers in my town plus an unfriendly policy towards raw meat in the overpopulated office […]
Read More Adventures in Slow Cooking- Brisket with Onion GravyWhat: Craft beers and higher end pub grub, big TV Where: 2nd Ave on the corner of 5th St, East Village How much: Mid range, roughly $8 a pint, relatively a lot more for bottled brews. Food menu $10-$20 a plate Overall: 10/10 for beer drinking, We came across Cooper’s (named for the local college, […]
Read More The New York State of Mind- Cooper’s Craft & Kitchen
Food. Boom. 