A lifestyle blog
I could never class myself as a foodie blogger but I do try, though it would never be described as haut cuisine. Comfort is how I would describe most of the things I produce, and if it can all be done in one pan then I am all over it. This is where my recipes, restaurant reviews and kitchen appliance reviews live. And badly shot photos of food in general.
Step inside the recently refurbished Oat Sheaf in Fleet and you might think you were stepping inside one of those members only clubs you see on the telly, not a pub on the main crossroads in our home town. The Oat Sheaf has been closed recently so that it could undergo an extensive refurbishment but Mr B and I were invited along to an exclusive sneak peek this week, ahead
If you follow me on Instagram you might have noticed that we recently spent a weekend in France cooking curry. I even wrote about the house we stayed in for Window Wednesday recently, but I didn’t really talk much about the weekend itself in that post. You might think that if you wanted to go away on a foodie weekend to learn about cooking curry you would go to
We recently spent an afternoon at Taste of London as guests of our friends at The Firepod We hadn’t seen them for awhile so we were keen to find out all about what has been happening over the past couple of years with their pizza ovens. If you don’t know about them, do look them up. We have been huge fans of theirs for years (since they were on Kickstarter
7 Day Basket is a recipe book, written by Ian Haste, that might just be a life saver for many busy families. I have always said that I don’t have a problem with cooking every night, I have a problem with the planning of a week’s meals and the buying of the ingredients. I sit down to menu plan, often with a ton of books or my online Thermomix recipe
The gift of cheese, to my mind, might just be one of life’s greatest gifts (unless you are vegan or lactose intolerant and then it might be a bit of a nightmare). When stuck with what to buy those tricky to buy for people I always go down a foodie route. One of my granny’s favourite ever present was a hamper full of a selection of small bottles of
To celebrate National Vegetarian Week this week I am sharing a few posts that celebrate all things veggie. With reviews of some products I have been sent to try but today I am reviewing Cote restaurant who invited us along last month to sample their new vegetarian menu. Which was great timing as Caity, my eldest, had recently decided to follow a vegan diet so she was thrilled
Who produces your favourite wine? Do you even think about it? You know, who is behind the label? Once upon a time my parents owned a vineyard? For ten years they lived at Chateau Masburel, turning it around from being semi derelict and producing third rate wine sold to a co-operative, into a stunning home and a business that shipped award winning wine worldwide. During that time, and
My recipe for Valentine’s dinner success This is an AD Feature I don’t know about you but we don’t go out for Valentine’s Day. It just feels a bit, umm what’s the right word, forced? Surrounded by other couples all trying to be romantic by being charged for a Valentines Special menu that is typically more expensive than any other in the restaurant is not my idea of fun.
Have you heard about the Hello Fresh Recipe MatchMaker Ad — Feature If you are anything like me then you will regularly get to 5pm and think “shoot I haven’t thought what to have for dinner tonight and people will expect food in half an hour”. This will probably then be followed by a mad dash to the fridge, which you will open and stare into in the vain
Top tips for making the best cup of coffee It will come as no surprise to regular readers to find me talking about coffee on this blog, I do it fairly regularly (though I do admit that I drink it less often, I leave that to Mr B). We regularly attend the London Coffee Festival, and are the proud owners of a rather fancy coffee machine called the Dual
Have you heard about Treat Trunk? I don’t know about you but this is the time of year that I think “If I see another piece of chocolate I am going to heave”. What is it about Christmas that means we feel we are neglecting our family if we don’t have 17 different boxes of chocolates or chocolatey snacks on the coffee table? Or a whole basket full of crisps,
Toby Carvery take away Not me that’s for sure. True fact, my first job was in a Toby Carvery. Working on Sundays whilst at college it was my job to “man the rumbler”, the massive machine that peeled sackfuls of potatoes so we could then chop them into roasties. It was 1986 and I can’t hear Starship’s “We built this city” without being taken back to that kitchen in