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…
Gingey Bites
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.…
Day 6: Olive Magazine 7 Meals for £30 – Take Two!
Ok, I apologise for not doing these in order – we had an Easter interlude and now another days interlude as I was down in London with work! So, its…
Pretty Kitchen Things!
I’ve written about Kitchen Style before. My kitchen is by far my favourite room in my house and as a keen cook, I spend a lot of time there. A…
Day 5: Olive Magazine 7 Meals for £30 – Take Two!
Sorry for the brief Easter interlude, tonight we are back on the 7 meals with Day 5. We’ve had a lovely time away, staying in a fantastic hotel in the…