Now that the snow has melted (again) and we’ve got blue skies and temperatures have risen a little I thought it was time to make …
White chocolate, lemon and macadamia Genoise layer cake
This is the hardest thing I’ve ever made in the kitchen! This recipe was created by the fabulous and local to me, Holly Bell, from …
Happy Chinese New Year!
This Sunday its Chinese New Year – celebrating happiness, forgiveness and looking to the future. This year we wave good bye to the Dragon and …
Steamed Pork Buns
So, here we are again, time for the Olive magazine challenge! I started the year wanting to improve my cooking skills so I was really …
Alimentum, Cambridge
This weekend we were in Cambridge. We’ve both been before but a long time ago and neither of us could really remember what it was …
Slate, Mountsorrel
*This restaurant has now closed. The Spotted Duck has opened in the same location. * The Spotted Duck It’s been rainy all day and I’ve …
Cold weather chicken casserole
When the weather looks like this: All I think any of us really want is the sofa, PJs and comfort grub like this: This cold weather …
Takeaway from Spice Cube, Mountsorrel
How terrible is this weather! It seems to me that the snow stops being fun as soon as you start working full time. Pulling the …
Prawn Egg Fried Rice
A nice recipe inspired by a Cantonese Fried Rice dish in Gordon Ramsay’s World Kitchen but with a few Gingey twists along the way! This makes …
End of the Month Cheats Beef Curry
This is really cheap and easy to make. Its a good end of the month meal as the ingredients aren’t too expensive, so why not …




