Camping made Easy
You’ll notice from the content of this post that is it completely unfood related! I make no bones about this: I’m also a busy mum with a little one which…
Jamie Oliver’s Steamed Buns! (with crispy duck)
I made this recipe for the first time around a year ago when the KitchenAid was shiny and new…think the recipe must have been on TV at the time and…
Prep. Ahead Family Meals – Homemade McDonalds!
It seems that each year I *need* to buy a new attachment for the KitchenAid and, after watching Jamie and Jimmy on Friday nights, wanted to try to make my…
Prep. Ahead Family Meals–Beef Bourguignon
As far as prep. ahead meals go, slow cooker or one pot ones are the ultimate. Absolutely nothing needs doing on the night itself, unless you want to add mash…
Prep. Ahead Family Meals – Sticky Chicken Thighs
This make ahead meal is a Jamie classic onepot from his Jamie at Home book. It’s very simple, but also very tasty and perfect to make ahead, pop in a…
Pesto Mediterranean Tarte
An easy weeknight meal that simply needs assembly on the night. I put a little spin on it for my daughter, calling it Pesto Pizza. Chop all your toppings in…
Bangers, Mash & Spinach–Prep. Ahead Family Mealtimes
Now, this is one to try if you really want to know what goes into your sausages! Otherwise, it’s always a quick and easy tea, especially if you use ready…
Slow Cooked Chilli – Prep Ahead Family Meals
I’ve never made a chilli in the slow cooker before, but have a good standard recipe I’ve always used that a colleague passed on several years ago. It’s delicious and…
Wraps n Chips
How much easier could this get…I mean, really? Packed full of veggie salad stuff with a tasty dressing and oven baked chips, it’s not even bad for you!Get your little…
Little Dish Go Gos – review
I was recently sent three trial packs of Little Dish Go Gos, a new oaty snack biscuit, perfect for toddlers on the go! I wasn’t convinced as when we were…
Slow Cooked Bolognaise
This is another throw-it-all-in and do as much or as little cooking as you want at the end of the day. You can do a whole slow-cooked lasagna, but I’m…
Strawberry Season
Yes, it’s that very short, but ever so tasty season again – Strawberries! We are very lucky, living just 15 minutes walk from Lathcoat’s Farm, predominantly and historically an apple…
Homemade Salted Caramel Buttered Popcorn
After recently attempting Laura Amos’ Salted Caramel and Chocolate Tart from her Dessert Deli, and giving the caramel at least three goes, I was more confident to try this on…
Turtle Bay, Chelmsford–A Review
People know how I feel about chain restaurants, but with so many opening in Chelmsford recently, and about to in the very near future with the Bond St development, you…
Spicy Pumpkin Soup
I always struggle to use up the bits and bobs of pumpkin that are leftover from carving. Doesn’t everyone just scoop out the seeds and gunk and leave most of…
Our Local Butcher … at last!
Something Chelmsford has needed since I moved here over 15 years ago is a decent butchers. A couple are in and around…the farm shop on Moulsham St. has a selection…
ASK Italian, Chelmsford … A Review
What, with all these new chains opening up in Chelmsford, I can barely keep up! But one thing that will set a good restaurant apart from the others, since the…
Gousto–worth it?
I’ve been looking into all these new recipe box ideas recently and, in particular, the Gousto scheme, which I signed up for at Taste of London. I’d chosen this as…
Cooking with hay
One of the most appealing cookbooks I was sent just before Christmas was Pascal Aussignac’s Cuisinier Gascon so when I caught sight of his Christmas Goose stuffed with Hay (also…
Vacqueyras – our everyday red
Asking a winewriter what their favourite wine is usually results in a long explanation about how it depends on the mood, the food and the time of year and I’m…