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Minced Beef Ramen recipe Bloody hell it’s back to school time again already. The lovely quiet summer streets are filling up again and the traffic’s backing up. For many, not me as I’m ancient and my boys are grown ups, it’s time to start thinking about off/back to uni meals. And if George’s diet at…
Mango Coconut Overnight Oats recipe I’ve been a bit slow to blog recently; I’m giving myself a bit of a break over the summer months whilst we’ve been drinking too many Aperols and catching up with friends. All the ‘catching up’ has been catching up with me, so I’ve been making these Mango and Coconut…
One Pot Chicken Satay Noodles recipe I won’t lie, I very nearly didn’t create a new recipe this week. It’s bloody roasting in London, I had an exhausting weekend and I just couldn’t haul my arse away from watching tennis at the Olympics. You will be pleased to see, I did find some motivation and…
Avocado, Tomato and Basil Pasta Recipe The weather is heating up and so is the mood in our house as the GSCE’s have started in earnest. I am running around like a blue arsed fly (that’s a classic my Dad expression) trying to keep Ben calm with soothing food and a warm comforting atmosphere. Realistically this…
Toad in the Hole Recipe Now winter’s here I spend a lot of time thinking about what I would like to eat. And it’s mostly stodge. I have a standard list of staple family supper dishes and this Toad in the Hole appears regularly between November and April *or June if the winter’s long* and…
Alabama Slammer Recipe After all the tears, all the trips to Robert Dyas and 400 litres of cheap vodka later, Ben has finished his first year at Uni and is coming home this weekend. I am excited, I have spent a fortune on Ocado restocking the cupboards, I’ve cleared all my Lucy Loves plates and…
Autumn Rickey Recipe Look, I know it’s not autumn, but after the weather we’ve had in London this week, who bloody knows what season it is. It’s been wonderful, if a little confusing and slightly scary with half an eye on global warming. However, it’s back to drizzly greyness now March is here so I…
