Slate, Mountsorrel
*This restaurant has now closed. The Spotted Duck has opened in the same location. * The Spotted Duck It’s been rainy all day and I’ve been far too busy at…
January 2013
Cold weather chicken casserole
When the weather looks like this: All I think any of us really want is the sofa, PJs and comfort grub like this: This cold weather chicken casserole is a…
Takeaway from Spice Cube, Mountsorrel
How terrible is this weather! It seems to me that the snow stops being fun as soon as you start working full time. Pulling the curtains open to that snowy…
Prawn Egg Fried Rice
A nice recipe inspired by a Cantonese Fried Rice dish in Gordon Ramsay’s World Kitchen but with a few Gingey twists along the way! This makes an easy midweek meal…
End of the Month Cheats Beef Curry
This is really cheap and easy to make. Its a good end of the month meal as the ingredients aren’t too expensive, so why not add it to your meal…
Nigellissima, Instant Italian Inspiration
My lovely sister bought me Nigellissima: Instant Italian Inspiration for Christmas – my first Nigella cookbook, and most pleased I was too. I enjoy watching her on TV, her passion…
Mums Favourite – Chilli Pineapple
This is a really quick blog post to just share the easiest pudding in the world. It’s not everyone’s cuppa but my mum literally adores this and requests it all…
Marcus Wareing’s Griddled Lamb Chops with Creamed Spinach
This weekend was the first in a long time that we had to just ‘chill’. Aside from being at friends for dinner on Friday night, the weekend was ours.
Olive Magazine Challenge! Bagels
One of my new years resolutions was to improve my cooking skills and try new things in the kitchen. With this in mind, whilst flicking through the latest issue of…
Mary Berry’s Baking Bible
2012 was well and truly the year of Mary Berry – and I’m quite confident that her popularity will continue on and on! I for one am a huge fan,…