Day One- meatballs with pasta sauce

So it’s Monday, you are still recovering from the weekend and you’ve just been at work all day. You’ve fought through your commute and you want something comforting but really can’t be arsed!! You are just about to reach for the phone when you remember It’s your week of NO takeout!! So instead you reach…

Our week of NO takeout!!

I kinda lost my blogging mojo over the last month. It’s not that I haven’t got the inspiration but it’s often about having the time and knowing what people are going to be interested in that leaves me coming up blank. It all came to a head when my brothers wonderful Other half mentioned that…

My Victoria Sandwich post

I thought I would try baking something I’ve yet to try…. The Humble Victoria Sandwich As championed by everyone from Mary Berry to Delia Smith and every other chef worth their salt. (Even Nigella tweeted a pic of one the other day!!) Why, no doubt you are asking, have I never tried this before? After…

Today I used my loaf…and baked a wholemeal one!!

It’s a windy Sunday with not much going on and neither of us were much into heading out so we popped on a movie and settled into an afternoon vegging. About ten minutes in I realised we had no niceness in the house and in a bid to keep the Dazzler on his health kick…

Healthy Fast Food comes to Brighton….Finally!!

Considering yesterday was Friday 13th it was a pretty good day for me. I’m not feeling ill anymore which is a plus, I’ve finally got organised at work ( it’s only taken three months) AND I’ve found our new favourite fast food place…. LumberjacksFood They’ve only been open for 3 days but I saw one…

Bumbleberry Crumble

Well it’s day 3 of our long weekend and we were suitably hungover on Friday and after a busy Saturday spent at the Brighton Food Festival (looking not eating) and this morning spent car-booting I thought I would go foraging for blackberries. I got a good haul, not enough for Jam but enough to combine…

Yesterday I got a FLABULOUS compliment

As you know I spent Friday night baking and blogging in preparation for yesterday’s birthday celebrations. The day was amazing, and even though we drove through torrential rain, the sun came out to play for the whole party, meaning we could spend it in the garden…. The food was Flabulous, with quiches and meats and…

I’m going through Diabetic Hell!! I’m Making Cupcakes!!

Yes you heard me right- Cupcakes Dammit!! Ahhh but they will be Flabulous sugar free creations that will help us all live longer without our sugar cravings killing us, I hear you cry!! OH HELL NO!!! You see today is my Flabulous Nephew, Rufus’s, 3rd birthday and I have made his birthday cake since he…

Lentil veggie soup….I love autumn!!

I’ve been having a culinary weekend as you know and the theme continued today as I wanted to keep the Dazzlers celebrations going with his favourite Lunch. Bless him he turned up with a chicken and huge amounts of carrots and broccoli yesterday but really wanted roast beef today so I snuck out this morning…

Blackcurrant Jam and back to baking weekend

I’ve been remiss of late, what with a new job, going out more and the court case I’ve not had the inclination, or if I’m being honest, the energy to have a cooking day so things like baking bread, making pancakes or even cooking ahead have all fallen by the wayside…that is until this morning!!…