Warming creamy broccoli tarragon soup
It’s bloody freezing outside, and nothing will quite hit that spot as much as a lovely warm soup. This is probably, as recipes go, one of the easiest and quickest…
Category: Europe
Europe (at least for now *sob*) is where we have always called home. There are so many magnificent countries and cuisines we’ve experienced, and we can never get enough. Here are some memories from our favourite and latest travels.
Viennese Christmas markets
It’s beginning to feel very festive. It’s actually snowing in London as I write this post. But I can definitively say there’s nowhere more festive this time of year than…
Lisbon, the perfect weekender!
Lisbon seems to be the place to be right now. Everyone I know has either been recently or seems to be going soon. Whilst it is now only a shadow…
York – A slice of English history
It has been an awfully long time since I last blogged. And I haven’t even got round to completing my South American stories yet (I’ll get on that very soon).…
Alicante, day trips and birthday eats
Being back in Spain felt like coming home. Buying tomate frito, olives filled with anchovy and maiz (toasted corn snacks) in the supermarket was the first step. We started every…
My love affair with Spanish supermarkets
It’s simple. Spanish supermarkets are infinitely superior to UK ones. There are no chilled and frozen aisles heaving with ready meals and fish fingers, and the fresh produce is not…
Palma mi amor – top eats in the Mallorcan capital
On a recent amazing work project I had the pleasure of spending a few days in beautiful Palma de Mallorca. It wouldn’t have been somewhere I’d have thought of going…
A Scotch Adventure
Having somehow managed to make it to my late twenties without having visited Scotland, we thought it was about time we rectified the situation. Last weekend we had our first…
A Sicilian Feast
We’ve been a bit quiet the last few weeks because we’ve been off on the ultimate foodie’s adventure, in Sicily. Italian food is pretty good at the best of times,…
A Turkish delight
Travel is a great passion of mine, and as a multilingual I always want to discover new places and cultures. Istanbul had long been on my list, being such an interesting mix…