Olive magazine 7 meals for £30 – Spinach and ricotta pizza blanco
Day 4 – over half way already! Time for something a bit different. Out of the 7 recipes for the week, this was probably the one we were least looking…
March 2013
Day 3: Olive Magazine 7 meals for £30 – Take Two!
After a short interlude (date night, more of which later), we’re back on the 7 days challenge. Tonight, the hubby was replaced by my good friend and fellow blogger Annie…
Coconut and Coriander Salmon
In case you’re not up to date, I’m working my way through the March Olive Magazine 7 meals for £30 feature having successfully done it back in October successfully and…
Smoky Black Bean Chilli Soup with Lime Yoghurt
I followed the Olive magazine 7 meals for £35 back in October (read it here) and since that time it has been my most popular post. This month, in the…
Ras El Hanout spiced shoulder of lamb
Here’s a lovely way to cook lamb – the aromatic Moroccan flavours of cardamom, rose petal and paprika in Ras El Hanout are perfect for the sweet tenderness of the…
Searching for the Midlands Best Street food
As you know, I’m part of the new Midlands BBC Good Food Show blogger community and part of my job is to help them find the Midlands Best Street food!…
Spinach and rice Soup
One of my favourite and most used cookbooks is Family Meals for a Fiver (Good Housekeeping). I don’t know where I got it from, most likely somewhere cheap and cheerful…
Easter Roast Lamb & Boulangere Potatoes
Here’s a great roast lamb recipe for your big Easter meal. If you’ve got family coming over and don’t want to be chained to the hob whilst they sit in…
Bloggers Meet at Purnells Bistro, Birmingham
How lovely to have a Friday off work! Even more lovely was the reason for that day off! Lunch with the BBC Good Food Show bloggers. We met at Purnell’s…
Franco Manca, Brixton, London
Earlier this month I found myself back down in London for my annual Christmas weekend with my university friends. I seem to be the only one these days who doesn’t…