Sophie Thompson was last year’s winner of Celebrity Mastershout (Terry Wogan coined that one) and now she has her very own cook book, called My Family Kitchen. It’s a collection of her own recipes, as well as ones from various friends and family members. It’s wholesome, it’s friendly, and it’s fuss free. The book is packed […]
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Leche Frita – a Spanish dessert
One of the best things about being on holiday is trying out food you’ve never had before. In Menorca, we like to order from the Menu del Dia, especially at lunchtime. It’s terrific value (normally about €15 for three courses), and has great local dishes on it. There also plenty of fresh fish options, which […]
On Saturday morning, in a parcel bedecked with stars, I got a rare and very welcome treat of FREE BOOZE in the post! Excellent. I received two small bottles of Licor 43. I’d never heard of it before, but it is known as liquid gold (due to its colour) and is Spain’s no.1 selling liquer. I can see why. If […]
I am taking part in a competition that involves creating a dish using Maille products. They are POSH. And French. A fabulous combination in my book.
Harvey Nichols would not normally be my first port of call for Christmas shopping. I shudder at the sight of the store in Leeds, only because I assume that every single item within its doors can only be bought with a bar of gold. I was asked to review a food Christmas gift item though, […]
In our early 20s, Mr M and I ditched pre-made jars of sauce from the house. We’d never enjoyed them that much, they just seemed easy at the time. While there are many, many reasons to make your own sauces (the main ones being homemade is nicer and NOT FULL OF EVIL RUBBISH) that is […]
Millies in Leeds is a haven of healthy, well sourced, local food. It’s a great resource in Leeds, bursting with goodies, and I can never make it out the door without gobbling one of their freshly made cakes. Millies sources its meat from Tancred Farm, and I was given a few samples to try. Tancred […]
Each year I bang on about how amazing fresh, locally grown asparagus is (see posts from 2011 and 2012), and this year is no different. Due to the cold weather, the season has been delayed this year, but with the recent sunshine the asparagus is now leaping out of the ground. I always go to […]
This is the last of my series of recipes created to test out the Seed and Bean chocolate from fabulous Millies in Leeds. It’s probably for the best – I’ll be eating fruit for a week or so now… And I did a teeny tiny run. Hurrah. These brownies were great; squidgy, rich and you […]
I’ve been getting mousse, loose, aboot this hoose! Sorry, couldn’t help it. After making a white chocolate mousse with samples from Millies, I couldn’t help but make more versions! This time I used the Mint Extra Dark Chocolate from Seed and Bean, and, tweaking my recipe, I created a much more indulgent, rich affair, which […]