Vivid colours adorn the white walls inside I've always been disappointed by bakeries, especially in London. The cakes always look so pretty and delicious but then I take a bite and they never up to their promise. Morena Bakery is the only place I have been to where each and every sweet treat I have ...
Phở Nghêu (Vietnamese Clam-Noodle Soup)
Pho (or 'ffffffuh' if we take pronounciation advice from Cameron in Modern Family) has always been one of my most favourite dishes, and luckily I live really close to Kingsland Road (London's Vietnam-Town). However, until last night, I'd never dreamed of attempting to make it myself! Traditional Pho seller in Vietnam Seafood pho definitely lacks the ...
My Adventures in Dorset
Slightly wonky panoramic view of the Dorset coastline During the last weeks of summer (1st August - 1st September), South West Trains did a special 'summer fever' rail discount - all day return tickets were just £15! I often forget that tourism in your own country can be so much fun, i'm always so desperate ...
Herons & Horses
On a quiet crescent row in West London sleeps a small little pub called the Heron. You wouldn't really notice it unless it was your intended destination. Down some shabby stairs and into a tiny little room filled with the strangest assortment of lamps, mirrors and a rainbow of multi coloured seats. There are only 6 ...
Ray Wings with a Prawn & Baby Eggplant Thai Curry
Fresh ray wings Ray wings with Thai herbs Ray wings (1 per person) 1-2 sticks lemongrass, finely sliced 10 kaffir lime leaves, cut into 5mm strips Fish sauce Salt Lime juice (or lemon juice) 5 holy basil leaves Small piece of galangal, sliced Lay the ray wings in an oven dish and cover them with fish sauce, lime juice, salt then add the sliced ...
Black Olive Sea Bass on a bed of Rosemary
Simple, quick, Mediterranean meal (in all senses - we ate at 11pm!) Sliced the potatoes and laid them in an oven dish then covered them in a few pinches of rock salt, a clove of minced garlic, olive oil and a whole squeezed lemon. I then laid rosemary on top of the potatoes: I put the ...
Homemade Gnocchi with a Serious Mushroom Sauce
The starter was brought over as a potluck starter so we focused entirely on the main course - took about 2 hours to make and by the time we finished cooking it was past 11pm. Definitely a recipe for a weekend, not a work night! It was a delicious meal, just wish we'd had a ...
A Mexican Feast!
I think tacos are one of the easiest meals to serve when you have a LOT of guests over (I have easily fed 12-15 people with tacos with very little work required). I did wonder whether to write Mexican above, or Tex-Mex as i'm not sure just how authentic any of this food is, so ...
Starring: Cornish Crab & Blue Cheese
This whole meal doesn't take longer than 30 minutes to make - simple, healthy and very very tasty! Roquefort, rocket, honey and pine nut bruschetta This takes 2 minutes - just slice the ciabatta into thin slices, spread the roquefort on top then put it under the grill for 10 minutes until the cheese has melted ...
A dish for Parsley-holics
I've always had an unhealthy obsession with coriander, but lately i've been cheating on it with flat leaf parsley - I honestly cannot get enough of that crunchy green stuff. So here's a recipe I used last night to get my hit: Farfalle with aubergine, courgette and parsley (serves 2) Half an aubergine 1 courgette 1 punnet cherry tomatoes 2 ...
