Trendy Ipanema eats
Having arrived in a slightly disappointingly rainy Rio, it seemed that the only thing to do was eat. This actually suited us quite well. For breakfast we ventured out, rainjackets…
Tag: food
New beginnings – the South American adventure
We are sadly now Manc foodies no longer. We have left our beautiful northern home, packed up our lives and are now on the cusp of a new adventure. This…
Food stylist for a day
After taking some time out for some serious life planning, we decided it was time to catch up with cooking. So this weekend we cooked and styled to our hearts’…
Ginger soy salmon with edamame sesame salad
There aren’t many easy balanced healthy dinners you can whip up in half an hour (despite what some chefs say) but this truly is one of them. When I want…
Steak tagliata
My love of Italian food knows no bounds. It’s simple and ingredient reliant style makes it great for a chilled night when you just can’t be bothered to do any…
A foodie’s birthday treat
This was too good not to feature. For my birthday this year, my friends (who know me too well) bought me this. No it’s not Christmas yet, this is my…
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…
Grilled Harissa Mackerel
We’ve been exploring a lot of Asian flavours lately, inspired no doubt still by Japanese travels. But the food of North Africa and the Middle East is still close to…
Ginger chicken udon (Wagamama at home!)
There’s no noodle quite like udon. They’re incredibly thick, filling and comforting. Like the food version of a quilt. Being a secret Wagamamaholic (maybe not so secret), we decided…
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