Always thinking of the next meal...
If you’re a food porn, magazine and cookbook addict and lucky enough to live in London or to visit it, you’re in for a treat. Imagine a whole bookshop dedicated to JUST cookbooks of all kinds. For a small shop the owners made best use of its space by covering the walls with floor-to-ceiling shelves, which heave under the weight of a stunning collection of over 8000 books. Come and look inside…
To all three hundred people who entered Greedy Gourmet’s eighth giveaway – a big thank you. After perusing what everyone’s favourite tomato dish is I’ve compiled a list of over forty unique items. Of course, Spaghetti Bolognese, was by far the most popular answer, followed by tomato soup and pasta with tomato sauce. Oh, and I must not forget pizza! With plus minus forty flowering tomato plants in our vegetable garden, I know that pretty soon I’ll be sitting with a glut of tomatoes screaming to be eaten. No worries though, I’m armed with The List!
For a change I can’t complain about the British weather. It’s been ultra warm this past week and we’ve been enjoying the sunshine every day in the park and garden. I felt it was time for a change and decided to get all my hair, which almost reached my waist, chopped off today.
At last I’ve overcome one of my food phobias, chopped tomatoes, and would like to share my discovery with you, my dear readers. A Cirio Chopped Tomatoes Double Concentrate review is available. If you’re a tomatophiliac and would like to win yourself a hamper of tomato goodies, here’s what you have to do…
Isn’t it funny how early childhood experiences can affect you later in life? Or in this case, non-experiences? A few months ago I was approached by Cirio to do a review of their new products. The thought of eating tinned tomatoes filled me with trepidation. Why? Well, my mother never cooked with them! Ever a good role model, she always cooked with fresh vegetables, even tomatoes which were quite labour intensive; you have to submerge them in boiling water, skin, seed and chop them.
When I first read this recipe I got filled with scepticism. How can it possibly taste good? It contains no wine, let alone stock. The concoction will probably be bland and boring. Unfortunately, it was high time for a change in the lamb shank department which we usually drown in red wine, stock and some tomato purée. Wanting to get out of the rut I went ahead and cooked this recipe.
My good friend, Robyn, and her two sisters came over for lunch the other day and as usual I had a treat in store for them. I was keen to use my brand spanking new loose bottom flan tin and what better opportunity than baking a tart?
Unlike most people, Monday is now my favourite day of the week. To me it means I can make someone’s day!
At last summer is in full swing in the UK. Well, at least here in Essex where it’s really warm and not very rainy. After asking what people’s favourite summer dishes are, I’ve got some excellent ideas from my dear readers who entered the prize draw. Please take a look, you might just make a great discovery this summer.
Doesn’t it confuse you when something that tastes delicious is actually healthy too? Take this wrap for example. If my stomach had the capacity I would have eight of these in one sitting, Homer Simpson-style. Instead I have to settle for two a day, for breakfast and lunch.
For the first time in more than two years there was peace and quiet in our home. The boys, Neil and our son, drove up to Grimsby for the weekend to visit Gabriel’s paternal grandparents. I opted to stay at home and finish a few projects that have been nagging at me for ages.