Hands up those who wanted to cry at their desks yesterday morning because of the sheer sadness of being back to work? Now keep your hands raised if you are feeling dehydrated, exhausted, perhaps still a little hungover and have been subsisting on a diet of Prosecco, Quality Street and Brie for the last 10 […]

When I started writing this series of posts I had to consider: Is there a difference between comfort food during winter and that eaten at any other point in the year? In a nutshell, no. I eat the same comfort food throughout the year. The key difference is that during winter I eat it more […]

Up until recently I was a curd virgin. If you know me then this is not surprising news. I don’t even like jam. At a push I’ll have a scone with cream & jam but this is really just so I can eat clotted cream because it doesn’t seem socially acceptable to eat clotted cream out […]

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 […]