Fabulous day with interiors photography specialist Andy Marshall at #ProjectRivet today! I love taking photographs of our projects but sometimes it's best to leave things to the experts. Life has been slowly teaching me that as competent and capable as I feel I am, I can't & shouldn't try to do EVERYTHING myself! I wanted... Continue Reading →
Welcoming in the New Year 2013 getting Eton Messy!
Happy New Year to all from Team Moregeous, bringing in 2013 with friends, family, food and fizz! Speciality of the night: Drunken Eton Mess..... all the usual suspects, raspberries, strawberries, meringue, whipped cream, but with the addition of our garden picked blackberries which have been flavouring some vodka for the last 3 months - delicious!!... Continue Reading →
How to do a bacon latticed turkey
I think this is the first time I've had half an hour to sit down and actually write a blog post, what with all the December client interior jobs, tenants in & out and dealing with Mr M's festive foot operation - something had to give. With what seemed like, sorry no.... with what WAS... Continue Reading →
Pan fried scallops wrapped in wafer thin pancetta
There are certain matches made in food heaven and a widely accepted starter staple is pancetta wrapped scallops. I'd only ever eaten these mouthwatering delights in restaurants but was inspired by a luscious ingredient tonight to pan fry them myself and seriously, the flavour was the best ever. I chose six fat specimens from my... Continue Reading →
Linen Restaurant, Manchester taster night & falling in love with toffee popping apples
We were invited to a taster evening last week at Linen restaurant at the Manchester 235 casino as Head Chef Jaromir Hlavsa - Jarda to his friends 😉 - & the team were launching their new autumn / winter menu. Step right up Mr M & I, plus several other happy Manchester food lovers. Drinks Enthusiast rustled up... Continue Reading →
Seafood & Fizz with The Liquorists for Manchester Food & Drink Festival 2012
Fast becoming one of my most favourite things to do is taking a punt on pop-ups - gatherings hosted by enthusiastic amateurs or brave professionals who create one off events and menus for adventurous food lovers. As part of the gastronomic delights scheduled for MFDF2012, Manchester's The Liquorists hosted a champagne and seafood taster evening... Continue Reading →
A freshly baked breakfast at Dishes & Spoons
Sometimes a F-E-B just won't hit the spot, no matter how smoky the bacon or perfect the poaching, occasionally a touch of the sweet stuff is needed. I think it's a wonderful idea by Anna at Dishes & Spoons to create such an array of tempting treats which needn't feel too naughty to eat before lunch. You're... Continue Reading →