I’m trying to improve my baking skills. As the owner of a very savoury tooth, I don’t tend to spend much time baking. Seeing as …
End of the Month Sausage Casserole
You know how it is – pay day has been and gone and you’re running out of money already. One way you can cut back …
Hilton St Georges Park, Burton on Trent
I kicked off the bank holiday weekend with a real treat, a night away at the Hilton at St Georges Park in Burton on Trent. …
Melton Mowbray Artisan Cheese Fair – the round up!
This weekend saw the annual Artisan Cheese Fair in Melton Mowbray, foodie capital of the Midlands. The sun was shining and the sky was blue …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …