13 October 2014
Deliciously easy ginger biscuits
So this weekend I felt the need to do some baking. Let’s just say my baking skills could do with some improvement…I have produced a Victoria sponge that was (...)
27 December 2016
Festive cranberry and white chocolate cookies
The festive season gives me an excuse to do more baking. It’s not something I’ve done that much of in my life so it’s taken me a while to realise how amazingly (...)
10 May 2017
Barbecue roast and smoke with char-broil big easy
So today I’ve got something new and different for you. Isn’t that exciting? I have recently been delivered the UK’s first Gas three-in-one barbecue. It’s (...)
10 June 2014
Benihana 50th birthday celebration in Chelsea
So Benihana is 50 years old and we went along to their swish Chelsea establishment to celebrate. Things have seriously boomed since Benihana founder Hirokai (...)
17 June 2017
Smoked roast ham in CharBroil Big Easy barbecue
It’s hard to beat a good roast ham. It’s something usually associated with Christmas or special occasions but it doesn’t have to be. It’s always a great thing (...)
30 October 2017
Hot smoked salmon in Char-Broil digital electric smoker
Today I’m experimenting with a new piece of cooking kit – yes, again. And it’s a serious one – the Char-Broil Digital Electric Smoker. A shiny, stylish oven (...)
18 August 2017
Ginger beef with pepper and spring onion
Ginger beef with pepper and spring onion Today I’m experimenting again with my HaloChef. This versatile halogen oven seems to present endless cooking (...)
23 June 2016
Delicious Gungai relish with fresh ingredients and crunch
Today I’m sharing a wonderful recipe that my friend Esme made for us. It’s a relish that’s a mix of fresh, finely chopped ingredients and adds a real chilli (...)
26 June 2017
Barbecued ribs in chinese-style marinade for charbroil big easy
Barbecued ribs in a Chinese-style marinade I love a good rack of ribs. Earliest memories take me back to a Greek restaurant in Harare, Zimbabwe called the (...)
18 May 2017
Tasty breakfast ideas with vita coco coconut milk alternative
So today I’ve taken up the challenge to come up with a breakfast idea using Vita Coco – a coconut milk alternative which is great for those with dairy (...)
31 May 2017
Peri peri chicken on charbroil big easy
Recipe: Peri peri chicken legs It’s that time of the week again – barbecue time on my Char-Broil Big Easy. Today I’m trying to perfect my peri peri marinade. (...)
17 May 2017
Hot smoked salmon in big easy barbecue
Okay summer still hasn’t really arrived in London – sometimes it never really does – but I am certainly not going to let that prevent me from getting out into (...)
1 August 2016
Chicken tikka kebabs with spicy quinoa
Today we’re heading from Chile to Peru (in Blogworld – not reality ) to enjoy some quinoa (pronounced keen-wha). Quinoa is an organic vegetable protein that’s (...)
9 June 2015
Carrot and pineapple cake
So I love cooking, no surprise there…and I guess I’m getting pretty good at it – not to say there aren’t still culinary disasters in our house! But baking has (...)
4 May 2017
Orange and lemon polenta cake
Recipe: Orange and lemon polenta cake I love baking – not that I do enough of it. Mix a few ingredients in a bowl, pour them into a tin and cook – and voila, (...)
8 June 2015
Slow-cooked Moroccan lamb stew
I made this wonderfully aromatic lamb stew in my slow cooker for two – a much-loved appliance in my kitchen. You could, of course, do it in the oven, too, just (...)
7 May 2015
Discovering Colombian cuisine
So today I’m off to the Colombian Embassy for lunch. The embassy is in one of the most beautiful parts of London – Chester Square in Belgravia. So first, a bit (...)
13 April 2017
Slow-roasted lamb shanks
Slow-roasted lamb shanks I have friends that just can’t get that I actually find cooking a lot of fun. It’s creative, relaxing and extremely satisfying when (...)
3 February 2017
Traditional vietnamese pho soup recipe
Today it’s time to get back in the kitchen and cook something Vietnamese. I loved the food so much on my recent trip there and even did a cookery course at the (...)
3 July 2014
Fabulous thai food at suda in covent garden
Tonight it’s back to my blog’s birthplace and spiritual home (or one of them anyway), Covent Garden, for a taste of Thailand. I’ve visited the country several (...)
