I’m a bit obsessive about stats. Why is that number jumping up? What’s happening to that post? So I do like to track what the most popular posts of 2015 have been. No surprise given the themes of my blog but it’s literally meat and potatoes. Here are the things that my readers loved this year. Top Rump Roast Beef This […]
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Christmas is so close you can taste it! Speaking of taste it, here’s some tasty things I’ve been rattling around with lately… Sage by Heston Smart Scoop Ice Cream Maker review I have never used an ice cream machine before, but I have completely fallen for this gadget. I think I’ve made a litre of ice cream every weekend since getting […]
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My home town of Rayleigh has undergone a huge transformation in the past five years. It suffered the same stagnation that ran across most of the suburban high streets of England in the 2000s as the recession bit. In 2010 restaurant after restaurant opened up and now the high street heaves with people of an evening. We’re now spoiled for choice, not only by chains […]
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Another year brings another list of my favourite cookbooks. Jamie, Nigel and Nigella have all got new books out in 2015, Ottolenghi brought out another volume and Bake Off continued to inspire a clutch of recipes. As in previous years, several books have come my way. Some stick around and some move on. Missed my round-ups from before? Here they are: The […]
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