Month: February 2015

There are some evenings you just don't forget. And this, my friends, was certainly one of those. As we joined fellow foodies watching the latest series of Masterchef - The Professionals, Mr Manning and I decided we should definitely visit one of...

So last night I did the cooking for once. I know, shock horror! For my rare appearance in the kitchen, I decided to take a foray into Iceland's new range of speciality meat and game. It wasn't all that long ago that you'd get excited when you saw...

It's not often I go back to my student stomping ground in Leeds. Nowadays, the nights of fancy dress, 99p vodka red bull and cheap curries are gone, but there's still plenty of time for eating and drinking with my old muckas. This time they took...

Who doesn't love Pancake Day? I'm not sure I know of anyone. The chance to scoff loads of pancakes, savoury or sweet, and to ogle everyone else's pictures filling up the social media clouds. For anyone who didn't know, Shrove Tuesday is...

With some meals, it's just hard to know where to start. During our Italian ski adventure we decided to escape the hotel (lovely as it was) for one night and treat ourselves to an early Valentine's double date dinner with our friends. A combination...

Blogging while on holiday, who'd have thought it! While surrounded by amazing food and drink in Italy, I thought it would be simply churlish to neglect midweek munchies. So, in honour of my ski-tastic week, I'm giving you a little insight into my...

As I jet off to ski the slopes of the Italian Alps, whilst stuffing myself with yummy food (yes, expect plenty of pics!), I'm leaving you with a parting blog of another British classic - the Sunday roast. You might remember the English breakfast...

So here we are. The second midweek munchies - a brief post to whet your appetites midweek, and what better than a load of pictures. Knowing I'm a foodie fan, my sister-in-law sent me these pics from a yummy meal she had at the Fisherman's Retreat...