Spread the loveIt’s National Chocolate Week and a great way to celebrate the event is holding a Chocolate and Wine tasting dinner. If you have not thought about it, this is a great way to enjoy these two indulgences. The Chocolate dinner party menu was as follows: Starter A glass of prosecco and a simple…
Spread the loveCooking Chinese food just got a lot easier. I got to try cooking with these easy sauce packs from Amoy. On hand to demonstrate the versatility of these products was Ching He Huang, pictured here with ther new book, Eat Clean: Wok Yourself to Health. She made some satay chicken with some ready…
Spread the loveWe are lucky in London. There are so many great shops that stock fabulous food products from around the world. If you want to recreate a dish that you had on your travels, you can easily source all the ingredients to do that. Japanese cuisine is one of my favourites and I am…
Spread the love When I was working in Athens, one of our regular favourite takeaways was the Souvlaki Man. It was one of the simplest lunches but quite delicious. If you are visiting Greece or Cyprus, you will find a souvlaki stall serving these grilled meat (usually pork) rolled up in soft flat breads with a…
Spread the loveTzatziki is the staple on every Greek Taverna’s table. We had it at every meal, eaten as a dip with bread or with grilled meats or souvlaki. This recipe is quite garlicky, as this is the authentic way that my Greek friend’s mum taught me. It is nothing like the stuff you get…
Scones are my favourite afternoon tea treat. Here is an easy recipe for Mini Lemon and Clotted Cream Scones. Using lemon zest to flavour the scones and topped with lemon curd and clotted cream. Serve this with a pot of loose leaf tea served in bone china cups. Perfect.
Spread the love Who is this Bruce Bogtrotter you ask. If you did, you probably did not read Roald Dahl’s book called Matilda. Bruce is a boy in Matilda’s class who got caught eating the headmistress’ chocolate cake. As a punishment, he was forced to eat the whole cake in front of the class. This cake…
Spread the lovePeruvian food has been one of the new favourite cuisines in London in the last 2 years. I have had a several Peruvian meals but still don’t really have a good grasp of the identity of the cuisine. Quite a few of their more popular dishes like Lomo Saltado is a fusion Peruvian…