My Food category contains recipes, food ideas, food reviews, some restaurant reviews too. I love to use the slow cooker, as well as creating meals from scratch.
I love flapjacks, I think it’s because my mum used to make them a fair amount when I was younger, so I know her recipe off by heart. I’d not made them in years until I decided I’d make a batch to take to hospital with me, then ate them all within a day or… Read More
You Need:300 ml double cream 50g unsalted butter 280g good quality dark chocolate (70% or more ideally!) 2 tsp caster sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract And to decorate/taste: Rum, cocoa, and orange, and other decorations! I made these around Christmas time, completely forgot I was planning to blog about them, and then found the pictures… Read More
A couple of days before my birthday Sam and I went out for a meal, as his boss had given him £100 to spend as a Christmas bonus (and because he had to work the event where the rest of his events team were rewarded!) so we decided to pick a restaurant that was… Read More
One of my favourite ‘easy to make but looks and tastes more intricate’ dinners You need: chicken breasts, Pancetta bacon (or regular works too), Philadelphia. cocktail sticks, and whatever veg you want to go with your dindins. Pre heat your cooker to 180-190 degrees. Slice each chicken breast down the centre with a sharp… Read More
Below are four festive recipes that I have spotted on some pretty awesome blogs over the last couple of weeks… do try them out over Christmas! [last year I posted about homemade eggnog, easy Christmas cookies and my mulled cider recipe] Nutella Hot Chocolate as made by Skye Chocolate bark at Bella Floreale (a… Read More
*Twinings are sponsoring me to write this, but as you will see I am a legit Twinings drinker anyway! Now I KNOW that I’m not the only tea lover out there, but you might find it odd that I cannot abide coffee. CANT STAND THE STUFF. But for me this is a good thing, no… Read More
On Saturday I had some amazing berry pancakes at Inspiraton, an amazing cafe in the North Laine, along with some creme caramel tea… Then I met with a friend and we had a stroll around theBrighton and Hove food festival food market. There were chilli plants, amazing Jams and preserves….scrumptious cakes and homemade pink ciders.… Read More