A peek into the past

nanny wright

A couple of years ago I was sitting at my nanny’s house talking about various things, mostly about the past, food and what we were like as kids when we got talking about my great grandma or ‘Nanny Wright’ as I called her. I don’t remember an awful lot about her as she died when [...]

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Macaroni cheese

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There are certain foods that just seem to make you feel a bit fuzzy inside, the sort of foods that wrap you up in a blanket, kiss you on the tummy and say everything is OK in the world. We all have our own comfort foods, and this is one of mine. When I was [...]

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One year on: The triumphs and failures of a food blogger

blog birthday

It’s been a year since I started this blog, and golly it’s gone quicker than Jimmy saville’s reputation. In a fleeting 12 months I have gone from a blogging nobody to a….well a blogging nobody, was I expecting anything more in my first year? Of course not and the reason is simple, I have common [...]

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Blueberry cheesecake with toasted hazelnut praline

blueberry cheesecake

Did you know the blueberry is a super food? Research suggests they help prevent cancer, they have bundles of vitamin c and k and also contain fiber, plus a boot load of other micro-nutrients so there is no doubting these juicy berries of deliciousness are good for you. Saying that, I have probably outweighed any [...]

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Wood pigeon salad with black pudding bacon and poached egg

Pigeon salad

Hello everyone, have you missed me? Yes I know I know sorry I have been away for almost 2 months but life has been getting in the way of blogging lately. To cut a long story short I had moving house trauma, the sort of trauma that meant I had no t.v or internet for [...]

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The most abused recipe of all time

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Since being alive on this planet I have learned a few things, I now know fleetwood mac are the greatest band ever, I know what it means to be loved and love but more importantly I know what good food tastes like, and it’s something I vehemently defend. When I was a young adult I [...]

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