Back in May of this year I had the great honour of attending a very dear friend’s wedding. We drove up on my birthday, which was fine by me as I do love a good road trip, but decided that instead of going to the hen night, we would go out to dinner for my …
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Low carbing, lunches and ignoring bread.
According to a lovely GP, years ago, I am supposed to eat a low carb diet. I have a fabulous thing called Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome – PCOS for short – which basically means that fertility is scarce (thankfully I care not) losing weight is not easy at all, and I am prone to acne, depression …
Low Carb Bread
I got this recipe from my friend Mel, and, because it's me and I can't leave anything alone, I tweaked it.I admit that it does seem like a bit of a faff initially, with all the different ingredients, but it is worth it. I keep all the stuff in stock now, so I can make …
Turkish Mangal, Hornchurch
The lovely Food Urchin had extolled the virtues of his local Turkish restaurant so I, always eager to find a really good place to eat near where I live, asked for the details. High Road, Hornchurch is apparently the place to be for really good Turkish food. Life got busy for a couple of weeks, …
Halloumi Pie
This is, basically, a variation on the filling from a Greek Easter pastry called a flaouna. I adore them. An addiction was born the first time I tasted one, still warm from the oven at my Auntie Helen’s house.A brief history: http://kopiaste.org/2008/04/easter-flaounes/ but there's no recipe there unless you buy the book. This link is …
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Testing Windows Livewriter
This is a test, so I’m about to see if this works by posting up some food photos. Here we go! 1. 2. 1. Blackcurrant Quencher from Leon. This is a truly scrumptious drink. 2. Those are Co-op meatballs, one of Husband’s favourite dinners to have. I just make the sauce.
Pork Belly, good for what ails ya.
I am a great fan of pork belly. There is something so very satisfying about it, so ultimately savoury and luscious. I love the contrast between the tender meat, the slippery fat and the salted crunch of the crackling. The treat of eating the flavourful meat from off the bones is also a very satisfying …
The Forge
On a bit of a whim, Col and decided to forgo our usual Tuesday night gaming evening, and have an Us Night Out instead. This entailed a last minute Travelodge booking, of which more later, maybe, and a booking at The Forge in Covent Garden.I will say, here and now, that they scored so very …
Winning ways with Cinnamon
This household has a love affair going on. It's not illicit, but many just don't understand it."How can you do that?" is a comment I often get. "We just don't get how that would work."But work it does. Our many times requited love is for cinnamon. That dusky brown powder, those curls of perfumed bark …
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