Food

We decided to avoid eating out on Valentines Day, preferring not to pay through the nose for a set menu of pink heart-shaped food with soppy music. Cynical, moi? Instead, we sat on top of the South Bank watching a … Continue reading →

We have just had a day of preemptive pancakery. Batter was whisked (2 large jugs), pancakes were tossed (about 30), lemons were squeezed (2) and Nutella was spread (1 jar). Partly conceived after a very lovely lunch at the wonderful Senzala/Brick Box creperie in Brixton Village with R last weekend, I also did a few copycat savoury fillings – olives, goats cheese and spinach, or herby tomato sauce and melted cheddar. Everyone brought a sweet filling too, so as well as lemons we had caramelised plums, toffee sauce, icecream and lots of berries. Continue reading →

January is here, so grey and soggy and dark. We decided to welcome it in with a meal from Morocco, full of bright, warm, sunny flavours to remind us of our holiday in Marrakesh and Fez in October. In Fez … Continue reading →

Last weekend E and I had another cooking extravaganza, this time in aid of charity. Last year CP was working on the Children in Need branding so they held a Show Your Spots fundraiser, and we decided to make it … Continue reading →

We fed the sourdough before going out yesterday and forgot to put it on a plate… Came back to this… Oops!

Ok, so I know we don’t really go glamping. There are no gypsy caravans with wood burning stoves, or yurts filled with draped silks and scatter cushions. But I think that doing the best you can with a couple of old 4-man frame tents and a gazebo, an old fashioned picnic hamper full of pans and, of course, Sean’s Massive Wok, is just as good. Continue reading →

A couple of weeks ago we went to Amico Bio, a fairly new vegetarian restaurant near the Barbican. I’m always looking for vegetarian restaurants, and as it is fairly near my office it seemed to tick most of the boxes already. It didn’t have to be amazing for me to probably consider going again. But the lack of communication and unsmiling staff have put me off. Continue reading →

The soda bread recipe I posted on here a while ago actually isn’t that reliable, I now realise after a couple of soggy, dense loaves that were a disappointing anticlimax to Sunday morning attempts at creating a domestic-goddess-style fresh-from-the-oven breakfast. So I found another one. And then I changed it. Continue reading →

The sourdough starter didn’t exactly go to plan. Things started well, and the mixture bubbled with happy yeast after only a day or two. But my attempts to top it up and keep things going must have swamped the new inhabitants – the bubbles soon disappeared, the mixture separated, and the water went brown and rather disgusting. So, the foul-smelling mix went down the loo, and we’ve tried again. Continue reading →