You might remember a few weeks ago we had a little impromptu family trip to the Woodstock Arms, when Jamie and I convinced my mum to spend an evening with […]
Lazy lunch at The Peacock, Oxhill
April 20, 2017
Lemon posset & Joe Delucci’s gelato
February 16, 2016
Puddings aren’t my forte really. Oh, I love eating them, we all know that. But my efforts at making them are often found, shall we say, lacking. I told you […]
Mum’s mincemeat slices
February 4, 2016
My mum’s mincemeat slice has been a childhood fave of mine for years. When I was younger, we would always make mince pies and sausage rolls before Christmas. And then […]
Christmas Stocking (up)!
November 24, 2015
Last month, we had the first of some proper home cooking posts from my domestic goddess pal Tracy O’Meara. She showed us how to make tasty – and flu-fighting – […]
Restaurant food without the bill
May 30, 2015
After a few long posts, I thought I’d treat you guys to a different style – a gallery of some yummy food pictures. On my recent visit to my brother’s […]
Crema Catalana, dinner party dessert
April 27, 2015
So you’ve seen the rather immodest rave reviews of the veggie-friendly dinner party starter and main course that Mr Manning and I cooked for our friends (here, and here). But […]
Christmas Day lunch at the Old Lion, Harborough Magna
December 26, 2014
With Mr Manning working on Christmas Day, my mum and I decided that instead of moping around waiting for him to come home, the best option would be to take […]
The great cheesecake bake-off
October 24, 2014
It’s been a long time since I cooked a dessert. I swore off baking, or in fact making any form of desserts, after a series of embarrassing dinner party disasters. […]
