Chinese style sticky ribs
In my circles, it seems not many of us cook ribs at home. It could be because they are a bit fiddly, or perhaps because you don’t get much meat…
April 2013
Melton Mowbray Artisan Cheese Fair 2013
We’re very lucky to have some fantastic cheese makers in the Midlands and on the 4th & 5th May many of them will be in Melton Mowbray at the annual…
Easy Chickpea & Carrot Curry
Here’s a recipe which appears on this weeks meal plan for Thursday night. Actually, due to an impromptu plan to eat out with friends at a new place in Loughborough,…
Meal Planning Monday – April 2013
I love to plan ahead when it comes to our evening meals – in fact, if I want to be organised and avoid temptation, its a must. We both have…
Slow Cooked Pork with Sage Polenta
Sometimes all you need is a hunk of slow-cooked meat and when you find you’re in possession of those rare Sundays where you have the time, it’s just a must.…
Leftover cheeseboard pie
This is basically a lot of odds and ends of cheese, some filo pastry, potato slices and onions, resulting in the most wonderful leftover cheese board pie. It’s most definitely…
Launch Day for Kings hEATh Streetfood Market
The sun poked its head out briefly this Saturday, just in time to shine down on Kings Heath Village Square, for Birmingham’s first streetfood market. We arrived just after 12pm…
The Manor at Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire
At the start of the month, we stayed for the weekend at The Manor at Weston-on-the-Green near Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire. It was an indulgent, foodie weekend in opulent surroundings…
Kings hEATh – New Streetfood Market in Birmingham
Some of you may remember a few weeks ago that I was asking for street food nominations for this years Summer BBC Good Food Show. If you weren’t sure what…
The Royal Oak, Long Whatton
Date night occurs once a month. We take it in turns to surprise the other – it could be a takeaway, a trip to the cinema or a meal out.…