Date Night on Charlotte Street
This month it was my turn to be treated to date night and Dan had planned a surprise evening for me – I prefer not to know where we’re going until the last minute, whereas he likes to pick where he goes! I guess he …
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Pear, Prosciutto & Goat’s Cheese Salad
Tonight I fancied a salad, and having pears to use up I wanted one that would incorporate them. Normally I’d turn to my old fail-safe: Pear, Blue Cheese and Walnut salad, but tonight I decided to try something different. I love the combination of salty …
Fish Cafe, Hampstead, London
90 mins of Power Yoga left me aching in a good way and wanting to do some more exercise. We had plans to meet Dan’s family tonight in Hampstead for dinner, so we decided to walk there as all in all it would probably be …
Scrambled Eggs with Chorizo & Avocado
This morning’s breakfast came about because I wanted to use a piece of my Grain Free Bread! I looked through the fridge and decided to make a chorizo scramble to top the bread with. A bit more exciting and tasty than traditional scrambled eggs, but …
Kale, Roasted Broccoli & Almond Salad with Lemon Dressing
Tonight I decided to give the new-to-me method of massaging kale a go. Loving other people’s food blogs and keeping up with the foodie world, it’s something I’ve seen talked about a lot recently but never had a go at myself. My go-to method of …
Henley Regatta
Saturday was Girls Day Out! A day at Henley Regatta with Josephine, JiaJia and Mandy. I hadn’t been before and the weather looked like it would hold, so a day out in the country, by the river sounded like a great idea. I met Josephine …
Great Northern Wine Tasting
You can read about other Great Northern Experiences at Great Northern Dinner, Great Northern Wine tasting & Food Pairing Evening, Great Northern Beer Festival Tonight I’d been summoned to the Great Northern Pub for a wine-tasting session for the new menu and dinner afterwards. The …
A Beach Blanket Babylon Birthday, Notting Hill
Birthday Month Continues!!! And tonight I was getting treated to a birthday dinner out by my friends Wioletta, Fiona and Robin. The destination had been kept from me for weeks but I’d finally been let in on the secret – we were going to Beach Blanket …
Moroccan Spiced Lamb Burgers with Spiralised Cucumber Salad & Tzatziki
After a few days having eaten mainly fish – Dan was asking for something a bit meatier. I thought lamb burgers were slightly more summery than beef burgers and I could freshen them up with the tzatziki to make them less heavy so I went about …
Salmon, Dill & Celeriac Fishcakes
Tonight we had a bit of time on our hands so decided to do a dinner that took a bit more effort. Fishcakes to me always seem to involve so many components (cooking the fish, cooking the celeriac (potatoes usually) combining everything and then re-cooking …
Steak Supper
Our friend Matt messaged us today with the news that he had a really decent bottle of wine that he wanted to get through tonight. With nowhere in London offering BYO on a Friday night I offered to cook steaks if he bought the wine. …
The Anchor & Hope Pub, The Cut, Waterloo
Feeling distraught at the election outcome we decided to head to the South Bank with some friends to sit in the sun and drown our sorrows. I promise no BREXIT chat on the blog so that’s all I’ll say on the matter! We headed to …