3 Cheese Fondue with Crusty Bread Recipe

I love cheese! It is ok in proportion and as a treat, like in this case. Cheese fondue tastes so good and I thought if I was going to have cheese I might as well go for it and make sure it is good quality and worth the calories! I read a lot of articles…

Carrot, Cumin and Butternut Squash Soup Recipe

Me and Paulie had a day out planned at Howlets zoo and I always think the food in the canteens isn’t particulary nice. So what could be more comforting than a mug of soup! As we wandered around the lions, monkeys and elephants we had a pit stop at a picnic bench and warmed ourselves…

Warming Roasted Carrot, Ginger and Thyme Soup

When we buy a bag carrots for a stew or casserole, we always end up with a few leftover. Paulie also wanted to test a food tip which is freezing ginger (I took a thumb sized piece off and put it back in the freezer), and I had recently bought the most amazing Thyme plant….

Lunch at the Middle House Mayfield Review

Me and Paulie are now creating a shortlist of the best pubs in our area. This week was The Middle House in Mayfield. I had been here on a work Christmas lunch and Paulie has been with his friends, so we decided to try it together. It is funny when we look at a menu,…

Store Cupboard American Style Pastrami Salad

So Paulie is in London today so I have to fend for myself this lunchtime, luckily I have picked up tips from the lunches he makes. This took me 5 minutes to prepare. We had some left over pastrami and salad leaves and the rest is store cupboard ingredients. I would recommend everyone keeps jars…

Spauly’s Spiced Potted Crab Recipe

So as you would know from our previous post of Paulie and I’s date day by the seaside we bought a crab. I usually find the recipes but Paulie was inspired by a recipe he found which had chilli and fennel seeds included, a combination we love. So we loosly based our version on this…