After almost a year at home, even reluctant cooks like me have started to venture more into the world of cooking for ourselves. And of course, if you’ve cooked something and didn’t post it on Instagram, did it ever really exist? To get the likes in, you need food plating tips for home cooks. I’ve …
I eat as a solo diner a lot; mostly because few people want to go out to eat as often as I do. Usually, I’m perfectly happy eating alone, but now and again, you get staff who treat you differently or as though you’re a nuisance. Eating as a solo diner can be great. You …
Spicy food is always a little tricky in our house. I like spicy dishes, whereas my husband has no head for heat whatsoever. I was a bit nervous about tackling the Chili Beef Noodle Soup as my next recipe in my challenge to cook all of How To Eat, in case I melted his tastebuds. …
Just before they went into lockdown, Dave and I made an impromptu visit to my favourite Welsh city, Cardiff. We actually went to look at a car, but I can never go anywhere without searching out something delicious to eat. This time, it was Bar 44. We’ve eaten at Bar 44 in Penarth several times …
Next on my challenge to cook all of Nigella Lawson’s How To Eat, I tackled Shortbread with Lemon Cream. This is a classic example of why I wanted to take on this challenge. I’ve made shortbread before, but I’d never have bothered with the lemon cream usually, as I can’t be bothered with the faff. …
Who doesn’t love a Spaghetti Carbonara? There was a wild part of me that considered flinging myself into my challenge of cooking through the whole of Nigella Lawson’s How To Eat with something I’ve never tackled before, but that way lies madness. Instead, I decided to start gently. Like a lot of people, I’m never …
I’m going to embark on an epic culinary challenge. Cooking through a cookbook. A whole one. I’ve been reviewing restaurants and writing about food for a few years now, but I’ve often joked that I’m a weirdo food blogger who doesn’t actually cook. People usually take this to mean that I can’t cook, which is …
Missing Eat Out To Help Out? Me too. Luckily for us, there are still some fab Birmingham restaurant deals going on throughout the city across the rest of September. Here are some of the best ones for you to take advantage of. Fiesta Del Asado Fiesta Del Asado have launched a Special Eat Out September …
For the last day of Eat Out To Help Out, my husband and I headed out for a date night to Noel’s Bar and Restaurant. I’m always on the lookout for restaurants that offer late bookings, so I can be sure I can eat without someone’s kid squawking at the next table and Noel’s delivered …
