Quite a few years ago I spent some time living in Uganda. One of our favourite treats at weekends (besides listening to Rick D’s American Top 40) was going out for a meal at one of the local Ethiopian restaurants. There were only 2 options on the menu – vegetarian or meat. After we’d washed [...]
Posted in Main Meals, Vegetarian on Jan 16th, 2010
Feeling lazy one weekend at my parents we decided to try out Benson of Broadway, a small catering firm nearby who provide restaurant quality food in your own home. It’s run by James Benson, who was previously a sous-chef at Claridges and has helped cater for the Queen Mother! As we were already being decadent we [...]
Posted in Restaurants, Cafes and Pubs, Reviews on Apr 11th, 2009
Mmmmm pie. This was a recipe by the mighty Hugh (River Cottage Meat Book) for a stew but he said you could make it into a pie. So I did. It was good. I used ready to roll puff pastry, which was really easy. The stew is just beef, bacon, whole baby onions, and guinness. [...]
Posted in Main Meals, Recipes on Nov 5th, 2008