Festive Treats From Fudge Kitchen
I’ve been avoiding it but the time has come to finally admit to myself that Christmas is on the way. In fact, its only 50 days away! So, I’ve tentatively…
Calke Abbey Fine Food Fair
This weekend we joined some friends of ours for a trip to Calke Abbey, a National Trust property just outside of Ashby de la Zouch and a place of great…
Winner of the Midlands best deli 2013
As we edge ever closer to the Winter BBC Good Food Show in Birmingham, the team behind the scenes in association with BBC Good Food Magazine (and our blogging community!)…
Easy Smoked Mackerel Pate
This is so easy, you can whip up a batch in the morning and leave in the fridge for an afternoon snack or spoon into individual ramekins and put one…
Slow Cooker Caribbean Seafood Pepperpot
Since getting home from my recent holiday to the Bahamas, I’ve been dreaming of Caribbean food. This spicy ‘pepperpot’ broth comes from Jamaica and can be made with meat or…
Ugly Muffins and Grummy Granola
On Saturday we headed over to Leicester’s Highcross to check out the Small Business Challenge pop up shop. Its a very cool idea – the SBC gave 10 small local…
Hairy Dieter: chilli lemon tuna spaghetti
When the Hairy Bikers brought out their ‘dieters’ cookbook following the TV show I wasn’t sure it was really for me. I enjoy their shows and use their pie book…
Launch: Turtle Bay, Leicester
Last week we joined fellow food blogger Emily from Recipes and Reviews and her other half, for the launch party of the new Turtle Bay restaurant and bar which was…
An Egg Custard Challenge
I’ve joined the army of bakers, bloggers and everyone in between who seem to be taking over twitter at the moment with their efforts at the Great British Bake Off…