Cooking the books: Wahaca
It’s time for Cooking the books! To recap, this is something I came up with to try and make better use of my huge collection of cookbooks. The concept is…
Mexican
Bay City Burrito, St Kilda, Melbourne
When we were in Bali we saw a programme on food challenges around the world. I think it was a Man V Food type thing. One of the places was…
The Plumed Serpent Pop Up, Bristol
I really have to learn to speed up my reviews. Probably a month ago now, we had dinner at The Plumed Serpent Cantina during their pop up at Matilda’s Chilli…
Spicy Mushroom Enchiladas
When I think of summer food my mind doesn’t always jump to what you’d expect. Don’t get me wrong, I do love salad on occasions but for me, summer food…
Marks & Spencers Mexican Taco Kit
“Sometimes I just can’t be bothered to cook” said every food blogger more times than they care to admit. Contrary to opinion, we don’t spend every night whipping up culinary…
Beef Taquitos & Chunky Avocado Salsa
Who says Christmas is all about turkey & stuffing? Let’s heat things up with these Beef Taquitos! The lovely folk behind Mextrade UK have sent me some of their products…
Chuck Beef & Two Bean Chilli
Everyone loves chilli, don’t they? It’s one of those staple midweek meals, whipped up on a school night and reheated the next day for lunch (how does it always taste…
The Cactus Cafe, Loughborough
If you live in Loughborough or have spent any time there over the last 15 years or so, you’ve probably already heard of this place. Cactus Cafe is kind of…
Tom Parker Bowles Mexican Beef Stew
Here’s comfort food with a kick. Taken from one of my less used books The Market Kitchen Cookbook, this is a Tom Parker Bowles recipe which brings together the homeliness…
Chipotle Steak Fajitas & Guacamole
I’m so pleased to be part of the new midlands blogger community set up by the BBC Good Food Show and last week they sent me some smoky chipotle chillis…