After visiting Birmingham’s Malmaison in February for their Tuscan wine & food event I was invited back to take part in FemAle 2012 - a beer & food matching event to show that great beer isn’t just for the male species and that beer can […]
A few weeks back we were lucky enough to be invited to a Tuscan wine event at The Birmingham Mal. I will admit I’m not too great with the complexity of wine matching, but I know the types of wine I like and want to […]
Hubs is partial to ginger beer be it a glass of tastebud tingling Luscombe Hot Ginger Beer of a pint of Crabbies.When he saw the River Cottage Every Day episode where they made ginger beer he knew he had to make it. Now given some […]
After writing my 2010 wishlist last week it made me think about the products that will hopefully be appearing on our Christmas table this year. Many of them are firm favourites with us. From top left: Quenby Hall Stilton Our favourite Stilton. Strong and creamy […]
The tradition to begin Christmas food preparation, inparticular the Christmas Pudding, begins on Stir up Sunday which is the last Sunday before advent. This year falls it falls on 21st November. The term Stir-up Sunday comes from the first verse of the collect for the […]
I will openly admit, I’ve always been a Nigella fan and I don’t care what people say. Her cookbook How to be a Domestic Goddess was one of the first books I bought for the house when we moved into it 5 years ago. It […]