Food

I have the cold. I knew it was coming because I’ve managed to successfully evade it for 13 months now. This is no mean feat considering the illnesses flying around my office and the fact my office is based beside Infection & Immunology labs. I should be thankful it is only a cold I guess. I […]

Friday nights are dangerous in my house. Culinary speaking of course. It’s not like I invite axe murderers & serial killers over to hang out. It’s because after a long week at work & the tiring walk home in shoes that were never designed for walking in (a universal female problem) I have zero enthusiasm or energy […]

For the second of my Venetian recreations I turn to tomato soup.I admit, its not traditionally Venetian (Tuscan I believe) but at my birthday dinner at Bistrot de Venise I ate a chilled tomato soup served with melon & basil and haven’t stopped raving about it since then. Chilled soup is wonderful for a hot sunny day however it really does benefit […]

Buongiorno a tutti! I must first apologise and explain my recent hiatus from the blogger-sphere. It was spent on a much needed 2 week holiday on 2 very different islands: Barra to visit my grandparents & attend a music festival with friends which inevitably turned into a giant booze fest and Venice, a much needed birthday trip. I can assure […]

A = Almonds There are a few staple ingredients I keep stocked up in my baking cupboard (i.e. the smallest cupboard in the kitchen which releases a cloud of flour every time I open it) however almonds is something I rarely run out of. Regardless of the fact that I can’t think of a single […]

With hectic schedules and time constraints  its really only the weekend before I can get stuck into cooking something a little more special. I save those 10min ‘fridge to plate’ stir fries, pastas & fajitas for weekday cooking and at the weekend I can happily potter in & out the kitchen taking my time. Cooking […]