Rhubarb is one of those flavours that transports me straight back to childhood. Whenever I taste it, it brings back memories of going to the cinema with my dad and getting rhubarb and custard sweets by the bagful at the …
Category: Recipes
Vegan Shepherds Pie Recipe
Vegan Shepherds Pie recipe with lentils and sweet potato
Tomato and St Basils Soup Week
Having a home and a hot meal to come back to every evening is something I often take for granted. In Birmingham, homelessness is a growing problem, as we’ve seen in the news over winter. It’s even more poignant for …
Boozy Cherry and Almond Trifle
Trifle, it seems, is in the blood in my family. From my mum’s sherry soused fruit trifle, to my aunt’s decadent chocolate trifle, we all seem to have a knack with this particular dessert. I decided to make a trifle …
Weekday Meals for Lazy Cooks: Jambalaya
One pot cooking is something that makes me immensely happy. A tasty, low-effort dinner with only one pan to wash up (along with cutlery and crockery of course) is the dream during the week. I love to cook, but I …
8 Kitchen Gadgets That Will Change Your Life
I love to cook, but I’m also lazy; working full time and having an hour’s commute in the evening doesn’t help either, so anything that saves me time or effort in the kitchen quickly earns a place in my heart. …
Yumzee Launches in Birmingham
If you’re a Birmingham based fan of Come Dine With Me, but have never quite made it through the application process, then meet Yumzee. Yumzee is a newly launched ‘social dining experience’ that connects people who love to cook, with those who …
Gastro Goings On – January
Well, thank goodness January is over. It was a tough old month, with bad weather, little funds and I’ve just started a Masters degree as well, which is taking up lots of my free time, so apologies if I’ve been …
Kineta Matcha Green Tea
I first discovered Matcha Lattes when I was working in Brindleyplace. I popped into EAT for my usual chai latte and couldn’t resist trying the matcha one. I wasn’t disappointed, it tasted like Milkybars and had enough green tea for …
Balsajo Black Garlic
Garlic, for me, is the food of love. Forget chocolates and oysters, there’s nothing I love more than garlic, so much so that I put it in nearly everything I cook. I draw the line at dessert, but you get …