Monday, August 16th, 2010
Yesterday we all went for a walk in Petworth Park. It was a delicious day and we walked for ages. By the time we got back to the house I made a deal with Robert the Husband and my Mum that if they would keep an eye on the babies I would rustle them up [...]
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
” Oh, hey William, I thought I smelled cookies wafting from the oven of the little elves that live in your hair” Sue Sylvester, Glee ‘The Madonna Episode’ This morning was what Robert the Husband and I describe as a ‘toughie’. It was an early start as things are busy around here and it was [...]
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
When you are pregnant all of the foods that you are supposedly not ‘allowed’ to eat suddenly become irresistible. Take this Crab Salad for instance. Shellfish is not encouraged during pregnancy and so I had to make myself a tiny wee portion of this salad ‘sans crab’. It was important that I had at least [...]
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
I don’t like broccoli. Really, I can’t stand it. I’m talking about the common green variety here. When I seriously began to learn about food and its benefits years ago broccoli seemed to be the ONLY vegetable that would be talked about and that’s enough to send me straight back to McDonald’s. What nobody told [...]
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Whenever I look at scallops they remind me of long hot summery days spent on the beach. But in actual fact they are great right now too! When buying scallops it’s always best to buy hand-caught as the dredged variety causes more damage to the environment. Hand-caught will be a bit pricier but I think [...]
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
It’s Tuesday, which means I’m in the kitchen. Crab & Sweet Chili Spring Rolls I find the thought of doing anything with Crab rather intimidating. How do you buy it? What do you ask for? Does it come in its shell? What’s the difference between dressed and soft shell? I’m all for deconstructing the myth [...]
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Cherry’s King Prawn Linguine in Chilli & White Wine Its absolutely true that some people have a hard time cooking sea food. Its not that they are afraid of it, its just that it can be hard to pluck up the courage to cook and eat something that can be quite mysterious. What are these creatures [...]