Living without a kitchen is proving a challenge but I'm doing my best to still cook fresh food using only an oven. Seriously, you don't realise how much you use a hob, how important work surface is and how handy running water on the same floor as your limited cooking facilities are until you've lost... Continue Reading →
Mid-Reno Roasts: Volta, West Didsbury
Oh, I've started something now. Last week's Knutsford trip out was such a treat that the idea of visiting a different Roastie venue each Sunday has firmly taken root. Volta in West Didsbury was recommended as a must try and isn't somewhere I'd clocked as a roast dinner venue without that heads up (thanks Lottie!). It's a... Continue Reading →
Mid Reno Roasts: Old Sessions House, Knutsford
As much as I'm trying to still cook fab meals with an oven in the office, a fridge in a ripped out room and one sink in a far away bedroom, as the weekend loomed and the weather started to turn, both of us just fancied a soothing meal cooked by someone else, served by... Continue Reading →
Book Review : Kitchenalia by Vinny Lee
Any good illness needs a good page turner and for an interiors obsessive like me, this newly published guide to creating a wonderfully personal and unique look to your kitchen couldn't have come at a better time. Jam packed full of images and useful tips for the amateur or the expert, it captures the essence... Continue Reading →
Age Doesn’t Matter Unless You Are Cheese Or Wine
What to get the man who has everything and who doesn't eat cake eh, what a dilemma. Luckily the Nantwich Cheese Show came to my rescue, perfectly timed for Mr M's birthday. With two tickets and no breakfast, the aroma of over 4000 cheeses guided us to the depths of Cheshire and a great day... Continue Reading →
A Foodie Summer Banquet at Withy Baths
So excited to be blogging this event, our first foodie type pop up at Withington Baths, which many of you will know has been a community campaign close to my heart since January 2013. Many local people will be a bit surprised that there can even be such an event at a building which has... Continue Reading →
Saturday 26 April – Fab event “Home Is In The North”
Delighted to be helping out at TOMORROW'S Manchester based interior design / craft event Home Is In the North at Halle St Peters in Ancoats. Alongside an exciting array of independent interior designers and boutique homeward brands, I'll be personalising an eBay find to show you just how easy it is to stamp your own unique look on... Continue Reading →