I love a good burger! I don’t know if I’ve ever said on here (probably but then I have a tendency to repeat myself) but years ago, when I was in my late teens, I became a vegetarian for around 5 years. I really didn’t miss meat at all except for the odd bit of fish, but one[read more…]
Spag bol is one of those things most of us learn how to make early on, after we’ve left home, gone to uni or sharing with a bunch of mates. I haven’t made it in ages actually because it seems one of those massively uncool dishes nobody eats anymore. But it’s so yummy! Why must[read more…]
I purchased Bill Granger’s Easy a while back and was really keen to use it. It’s packed with delicious yet simple recipes, so full of colours and interesting flavours. So in it I spied a fancy looking steak sandwich recently, which I thought would be great barbecued on the long weekend. We love a steak sandwich[read more…]
To celebrate this year’s St Paddy’s Day, I thought I’d make a hearty beef stew with Guinness. It doesn’t get more Irish than that hey?! I’ve never made one with a soda bread crust before (although I’ve made soda bread and am mad for it) and thought it looked really interesting. It was super easy[read more…]
It’s not so much a Bastille Day we had on the weekend, as a Bastille week because this is the second French dish I’ve posted. And why not after all? French food is amazing; classy and unashamedly seductive. And speaking of classy and seductive; I remember travelling by train to Paris years ago and sitting across a perfectly understated, stylish, sweet French girl[read more…]
I love chilli con carne. I generally make vegetarian chilli, as it’s healthier and I usually prefer it, however this recipe, which I found a few years back on BBC Food, is wonderful. It’s rich, spicy and comforting, with ingredients you mostly have knocking around. It’s fantastic on a cold or rainy night, with a couple of[read more…]
