I do love a burger. Like everyone else seems to at the moment; it’s difficult to chuck a brioche without hitting a trendy burger outlet. Whether it’s hand-reared cattle, wagyu steaks or ten patties in a bun each place has it’s own gimmick. So when it comes to National Burger Month there’s no shortage of eateries looking to join in. This […]
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Before we start, here’s a video version of this Actifry roast potatoes recipe: It seems obvious, but despite (a) owning a Tefal Actifry and (b) loving a roast potato it’s never occurred to me to make an Actifry roast potato. I tried it and what do you know – they’re really worth it! Just rinse your potatoes to get rid […]
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Many, many years ago I owned a pasta machine. I used it until it literally fell apart, tossed it in the bin and forgot about it. This was 12 years ago or so. I figured it was about time to get myself a new one. I picked up a dirt cheap one from Amazon to play around and got stuck […]
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I spent some time over Easter up in the Peak District. Mostly it was spent gadding about Alton Towers and tearing around Cbeebies Land (which is great fun by the way). We also took in some of the local towns like the unfathomable Alpine-influenced Ilam, which looks like something from the Sound of Music hewn from the mountainside and dropped in the middle […]
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