I really like coffee. Like, a lot. So an excuse to try a brand marketed as “the world’s strongest coffee” must be worth a go! Black Insomnia is a very strong coffee made using traditional barrel roasting techniques to create a smooth, rich taste from a mix of carefully selected Arabica and Robusta beans. Made by Black Insomnia Coffee Company […]
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Here’s a neat little starter for when you want to have something rich and indulgent. Some lovely sweet scallops on a savoury bacon sabayon. Just remember it’s not a hollandaise sauce OK? Nothing to fret over, just some egg and oil mixed together slowly over heat 🙂 This is inspired by something I ate at Petrus: Mine isn’t a patch […]
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Ice cream: everyone has their favourite. Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, pistachio, lemon… when you get me in front of an ice cream vendor there’s only one choice for me: mint choc chip ice cream. The freshness and the bitter dark chocolate is a sensational combination. Did you know July is national ice cream month? Given how hot it’s been it’s not like […]
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With a gift of a pumpkin under my arm, riding the train back into Essex was difficult that evening. I was spurred on by the thought of what to do with it by Spud Jr. sending me a link to a video recipe for pumpkin pie. I’m not sure I’d ever had it before so it seemed like a good […]
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