I'm all for a little help in the kitchen after a long day / week / month and January has been just that. We've FINALLY started to rip out Moregeous Mansions, after 7yrs living in an unrenovated house, it's time for Mr M & I to get a shimmy on and transform our own house... Continue Reading →
Sauteed green beans with both sun-dried & roasted cherry tomatoes
This was one of those conjured up dishes from an almost empty fridge, a thrown together side which really worked so well, I wanted to share it. We had with pan fried pork medallions, cut from a tenderloin then dipped in egg & breadcrumbs, but it can accompany almost anything, a roast chicken, fish, even... Continue Reading →
Mr Cooper’s, Manchester – Floppy waffles & even floppier service
There's such a buzz in Manchester about food at the moment, with new restaurants popping up all over the place, all very exciting but sometimes all very hit and miss, especially if initial expectations are set too high. I don't mind when we eat out if it's in the fanciest of venues or the middle... Continue Reading →
Chettinad Chicken Pepper Fry – Fit for any passing warrior
On cold wintery days, sometimes a little extra heat is needed and this recipe I adapted from Diane Seed's book Favourite Indian Food certainly fits the bill - Chettinad Chicken Pepper Fry. It's inexpensive and very easy to do, after a little bit of preparation you can just leave it simmering for half an hour.... Continue Reading →
Review: Chateau Marmot London pop-up featuring LA chef Laurent Quenioux
To eat the most exciting food at the best prices, sometimes a little tramping of the streets is required, down cobbled streets and through industrial archways. Thus we found ourselves in East London, on the hunt for a Marmot hidden behind a man with a clipboard under a violet street light. We knew it would... Continue Reading →
Getting our Game Face on at The Freemasons, Wiswell
The increasingly popular restaurant trend to mark the changing months and celebrate seasonal food, thus encouraging us shoppers to buy & cook seasonal food at home, gets top marks in my book. There's some thing very comforting about the transition into Autumn, as the nights get darker, the meals get heartier, richer flavours and warmer... Continue Reading →
On-line Versus High Street shopping – John Lewis blurs the lines
So it appears that soon there will be little difference between store retailers and online shopping - it's a sneaky move unless we shoppers put our feet down..... Whilst deliberating over a new electric shower for a rental a few weeks ago, I posted a couple of tweets about the pros and cons of shopping... Continue Reading →
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