Hello from Lockdown London. I’ve unfortunately been experiencing something of a blogger’s block and, looking back at my last post, see that it is six weeks since I last posted. Not sure I’ve ever been silent on here for that long. I hope you’ve missed me! And, yes, we are still in lockdown. It’s been […]
I love a salty snack. So I was delighted when a boxful of deliciousness arrived on my doorstep from the British Snack Company. One way to liven up the tedium of Lockdown 2. I rummaged through the colourful box of packets to discover popcorn, crisps, pork crackling and even the most delightful ham snack called […]
Wild and Game pâté Today I’m introducing some delicious new pâté. I love pâté. It’s perfect as a starter as well as an anytime satisfying snack. And I’ve been tasting the new grouse and pheasant pâté by UK game specialist Wild and Game. They come in two flavours – Grouse, Brandy & Herb and Pheasant, […]
Today I’m back in the kitchen, at last! Hasn’t been enough creative cooking going on in my house recently, time to change that. Having just got back from Spain I’ve got tortilla on my mind and as we were having friends round for drinks I thought I’d experiment by trying a baked, herby sort of […]
A heatwave has hit London…hooray. So it’s time for some summery food. Today I was inspired to make some biltong blinis using the beautifully juicy English strawberries that are around at the moment. I cheated and bought ready-made canapé blinis (why wouldn’t you!) from Sainsbury’s. Then all it takes is a little slicing and some […]
I’m very partial to a canape! I even made them for about 40 people one Christmas…never again, I tell you, I think I spent about three days in the kitchen. And from that I learned (besides not to volunteer for doing mass catering on my own)…keep canapes simple! Which is what I’ve done here. These […]