Lamb Meatball & Egg Tagine
Saveur magazine has been a bit of an inspiration for me recently. I'm on their mailing list and regularly receive suggestions for 'simple' weeknight meals often showcasing unusual, world cuisine. This kefta recipe was on a recent newsletter. Whilst I think it might be bit of a stretch to describe this recipe as 'simple' in terms of weeknight cooking, it is very, very tasty and quite fun to put together on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. I find making meatballs is quite therapeutic. What I love…
Chorizo & Barley Soup
A couple of years ago, I took up a subscription to Saveur magazine, a US food publication that has been running since 1994. I have since let my subscription lapse, but I continue to get their e-newsletters and it keeps me posted on what food trends are happening in the States. Some of their recipes are a little intense with lists of ingredients as long as my arm and methods to match. The ingredients are sometimes a little obscure making it unrealistic for day to day cooking, but they are often…
@Angelas Restaurant, Exeter
- Taken out of the oven: October 14 2012
- - stored in: Foodie BlogCafes, Pubs and Restaurants
One very ordinary Friday I was checking Twitter, as I do intermittently, when I spotted a fun looking photo competition that the Food Magazine was running. Take a picture of your local food lunch and pop it up on Twitter. It was their Fab Food Friday way back at the end of June. It has taken me a while to finish my review due to a chaotic summer of work, family visits from Australia and my Real Food Store activities. Maybe a poor set of excuses, but I'm sticking with them due to a lack of any…
Premier Café Budleigh Salterton
- Taken out of the oven: October 07 2012
- - stored in: Foodie BlogCafes, Pubs and Restaurants
In recent months I haven't ventured outside of Exeter for food very much. This is sad, but mostly down to a lack of time. My paid work and volunteer work at The Real Food Store - both of which are great fun and very enjoyable - are my main focus at the moment and my poor food blog is suffering as a result. Well, maybe suffering is too strong ... it is just slipping down the priority list…
Strawberry Meringue Cake
Meringue to me is the absolute crème de la crème of dessert ingredients. When you throw in fresh strawberries as this recipe does, well let's just say I'm extraordinarily happy. When I first came to the UK, I didn't understand the immediate need to check a dessert menu that so many Brits seemed to feel. I often met people who may not have removed their jackets or sat down in a restaurant, but they already knew what they were ordering for pud. I haven't fully joined this sweet obsessed group,…
Bel Green Magdalen Road
- Taken out of the oven: August 13 2012
- - stored in: Foodie BlogCafes, Pubs and Restaurants
After hearing all sorts of positive things about Magdalen Rd café and restaurant Bel Green, I was keen to visit for at least a small spot of lunch. Quirky, vintage and intimate. I personally couldn't think of three more enticing adjectives to describe an eatery. After some online research - de rigueur - I was even more excited to discover that they were holding pizza nights to eat in or take away every Thursday, Friday and Saturday.…
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