My personal favourite breakfast of all time, Thyme Out Deli's Eggs Florentine, takes pride of place at the head of today's post - who could resist this plate full of gorgeously super unhealthy (and who cares!!) hollandaise and parmesan crust over two poached eggs and fresh spinach, with buttered soldiers - pefection! Actually it's even more perfect... Continue Reading →
A Habitat inspired risotto, with design circa 1996
Rarely when I look at food do I think of cushions and vice versa, but simmering this butternut squash and asparagus risotto the other night spirited me right back to 1996 and my first owned apartment. Built by Bellway, we then altered it beyond recognition with roughly plastered walls, yellow pine reclaimed flooring and terracotta tiles, a... Continue Reading →
1.1.11: Cat litter & cottage pie – how (not?) to start a year
I've spent New Year's Eve in some funny places and there are a few where I can't quite recall where I was, but this one, where the chimes of Big Ben and the fireworks of Fallowfield could be heard as I scraped out and cleaned a cat tray in my cold and drizzly garden has... Continue Reading →
Food: Magical Narnia Nosh with the Manchester Gastro Club
I recall very vividly reading C.S. Lewis's The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe during my top class at primary school and loving every word, writing an extensive review and having it pinned up on the wall by Mrs Scary Ormsby, I was so proud! The books were magical then and continue to capture my imagination... Continue Reading →
Food: Heaven is finding yourself on a cake tasting panel
Regular readers of the Moregeous blog will have noticed a few recurring themes: property renovations, events in West Didsbury, random injuries.... and cake. As a confessed self-employed stresshead, cake plays a major role in my life for it's comforting, uplifting, fortifying and pleasuring qualities, it never fails to make me smile. Unless it has jam in... Continue Reading →
