I don’t know exactly what it is about Borough Market, but I could spend hours just wandering through there, lost in watching the stalls being set up, and hearing the market come to life. Yes, I buy things, because I find it rude to take pictures and not buy anything to support the stallholders. They …
Thane Prince: cookbook club
There are some things that you never even think that you will get the chance to do, so when they happen, you spend a bit of time thinking “Is this really me, here?” Turns out yes, it really was me, sitting in a large, airy room with Thane Prince, surrounded by food, with a whole …
Mixed, Spiced Nuts for Thane
I’m going to the lovely Thane Prince’s Cookbook Club tomorrow. This month it’s on a Tuesday, which is my ‘free’ night, and the theme is Spices. I wanted to take some nibbles along, but I had no idea what to do, until I remembered that not only do I have a cupboard full of spices; …
The Turkish Deli
I have a romantic ideal of living in a country that treats going food shopping every day, for what’s good, as the normal thing to do. I know that this country isn’t really geared to that, and it’s just not practical here, because we are not geared up for it, and then there’s the rush …
Total Greek Yoghurt’s 30th Birthday Bash
Please note: the photos on this post are not by me, (except the Tzatziki) they were provided very kindly by Total Greek and their fabulous photographer, Rick of http://www.satureyes.com/. There are things you don’t often get to see on a weeknight. One of those things is chef Eric Lanlard scrubbing down tables, and lugging …
Tzatziki
This is the ‘classic’ recipe, as given to me by Total Greek Yoghurt. 170g Total (I used 0% as that’s what I had but usually I’d use full fat) 1/2 cucumber, grated 1 fat clove garlic, crushed 3 springs mint, finely chopped (I used a mix of English and Moroccan mint leaves) sea salt to …
Pork Not-Souvlaki
You know when you have one of those ideas that seems great at the time, and then when it comes down to it, you can’t be bothered? Yes, today was one of those days. I was going to make this; http://greekfood.about.com/od/barbecuedgreekfoods/r/Souvlaki-Recipe-Recipe-For-Grilled-Pork-Souvlaki.htm but then the thought of cubing the meat, putting it on skewers, firing up …
Hush Brasserie–St Paul’s.
Last year, when I was working in Holborn, I went to the Hush Brasserie there, and enjoyed it very much. Very nice food, decent pricing, efficient and smiling staff plus a nice, relaxed atmosphere. I was hoping, when I saw that a new branch was opening in St Paul’s, for the same and I was …
Necessity is The Mother of Invention…Carrot Houmous and Cinnamon Honey Chicken
I was browsing the food pages of the internet this week, as always, and came across what I thought sounded like a fabulous recipe. I’ve always got too many carrots, so I wanted to use them instead of watching them turn into sad representatives of food waste, virtually overnight. I am rapidly coming to the …
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Meat grinder – Winner
And here it is!