Not so long back I joined Twitter, some of you might even have noticed the “follow me” widget in my side bar Twitter is something I’ve put off and put off; do I really need to cram what I’m doing into 140 characters and spout about daily life to the rest of the [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Sides’
September 3, 2009
Crescent City
The above flag is the flag for New Orleans, also nicknamed Crescent City.
Dinner the other evening came by way of Nigella Express (Nigella Lawson), in however a slightly adapted way. Please note here that the recipes following are my adapted versions and not Nigella’s original.
We had buttermilk chicken with New Orleans coleslaw which I served with [...]
August 3, 2009
Francesca & The Big Blue Book Strike Again
My lovely Israeli friend Francesca has just sent me the most delightful parcel full of gorgeous spices, cupcake cases and a stunningly beautiful plate which is an example of traditional handmade Israeli pottery. I felt so overwhelmed it brought a tear to my eye. Thank you Francesca, you really do spoil me
Ok so [...]
June 16, 2009
Memories Maketh The Meal
When I was fourteen I went on a holiday to Gumbet in Turkey, at that time the resort was rather quiet with just a few local shops and a couple of restaurants but from what I can gather it is now a thriving tourist resort – I’m glad I went when I did, although I [...]
March 21, 2009
Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Daoibh
The above YouTube video is of The Corrs (my favourite band) performing Paddy McCarthy live, lovely piece of music don’t you think?
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day to all! Yes alright I know I’m a couple of days nearly a week late but cooking and working have gotten in the way of posting; [...]
March 8, 2009
Abel To Get Ethical Guilt Free Food To Your Door?
Until very recently I didn’t think there was such a thing as a guilt free ready meal, I thought them to all be full of e-numbers and other nasty chemicals that I certainly wouldn’t want my body to be absorbing. As you can probably tell by reading through some of my past writings here to [...]
March 2, 2009
Frugal Food
Frugal food seems to be making something of a come back at the moment, whether that is down to our current economic downturn or because of the increased number of celebrity chefs using unusual (and often) cheaper cuts of meat, etc. I’m not sure; most likely it is a combination of the two things.
Over on Violet’s Pantry [...]
