My top picks of foodie Valentine’s Day treats. So it’s nearly Valentine’s Day. Another celebration spent in Lockdown, I’m going for the full set! Luckily there are lots of delightful food and drink treats to help you celebrate in style at home. I’m sharing my favourites so you can get shopping and enjoy a special […]
It’s time to announce the winner of this fantastic Microplane Cube Grater. Congratulations to Elaine from Oxfordshire who will soon have a lovely addition to her kitchen. The perfect way to make preparing food so much easier, the grater features three original Microplane blades. The Fine blade is ideal for grating citrus, spices like nutmeg, cinnamon, […]
I love a good cheese tart, so today when I realised I had extra cheese in the fridge, I had to tranform it into a tart. This recipe is really simple, especially if you buy the pastry case ready made, which I recommend. And the cheesy smells that swirl around the house while it’s cooking are […]
Living in London is wonderful, there’s always something new to discover. And I can’t tell you how excited I felt when I spotted this place. I visit Spain a lot and love the country, its people and the food. And now there’s a little touch of authentic Spain in, guess where, Covent Garden! Hooray. Viandas Salamanca sells foodie […]
Okay, it’s fair to say that I cook a lot, and I do love it. But I do try to keep it as simple as possible, unless I’m heading into one of my full-on cook-all-weekend extravaganzas where the fridge is bursting with ingredients and my head with ideas! Most of my recipes are quick and […]
So this is my friend Candy’s recipe for macaroni cheese. She was taught to cook it during school holidays on the North Coast of Natal in South Africa, by her Aunt Jenny. She cooked it for us recently and I think it’s the nicest macaroni cheese I’ve tasted, so I had to make it myself […]