On Thursday we received the Riverford vegetarian recipe box containing the ingredients for three vegetarian meals for two. I had not anticipated that the box would: a) be so overflowing with vegetables and ingredients b) that I would be quite […]
We signed up to weekly Riverford veg boxes three months ago as part of my bid to be more environmental. We haven’t looked back since. I am now a Riverford evangelist. The produce is delightfully fresh and flavourful and it’s given […]
If anything the pace of my eating exploits has intensified despite my good intentions to diet. However I’m pleased to report that I have lost a pound, so I must have made some decent food choices. So let me talk […]
It wasn’t love at first sight with this book. Well I was certainly in love with the beautiful photography, but when it came to the nitty gritty of choosing recipes to cook, I was less enamoured. For some reason none […]
On my return from France, because I was so fired up about French food I was desperate to review a French cookery book. But, alas none of my 80 cookbooks are French. Luckily my friend Katy came to the rescue with […]
I’m a sucker for a good healthy cookbook, but the recipes need to be delicious too. On first impressions the title Medicinal Chef is a bit off-putting – it sounds rather clinical and dull, but in fact it really delivered. […]
Having just returned from our holiday in Goa, it was inevitable that we were going to choose an Indian cookery book! And Anjum’s Indian Vegetarian Feast felt like a good opportunity to try and keep things light and healthy. Favourites Chickpea […]
Yesterday I ate one of the best meals of my life at Where The Light Gets In. But the food was only one factor within that tremendous experience. Thank you for the education in experiencing food and dining in a […]
I’m loving that two fancy restaurants are opening in Stockport. It makes me very happy that I don’t have to schlep all the way into town to get a lovely dinner. The Allotment Vegan Restaurant opened mid August and the […]
And it ends with mixed feelings (and an expanded waistline!). I’m sorry that there’s no longer going to be anything pushing us out of our comfort zone of routine dinners. That there won’t be anything that motivates me to whip […]