As a Texan, I grew up eating guacamole. I moved to New York City and went to expensive restaurants where the waiters made the guacamole at your table with a flourish of movements and dashes of this spice and that. It wasn’t until I went to a pool party and took charge of the guacamoleContinue reading “Video: How to make perfect guacamole”
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Texas: The best ice pops in Fort Worth
When we visited Fort Worth last August we went to some great places to eat. One of the most whimsical was Steel City Pops, which makes gourmet popsicles. Gourmet popsicles, right? Sounds a little precious — until you look at the list of flavours: Blackberry, Cranberry Orange, Hibiscus, Mango, Peanut Butter, Blueberry Cream, Avocado, VanillaContinue reading “Texas: The best ice pops in Fort Worth”
Summer in London: Wahaca on the Southbank
There are those moments when I’m reminded how much I love living in cities and how much I love living in London. Tonight was a glorious summer evening on the Southbank, the Summer of Love festival is going on, people were drinking and relaxing on the terrace and I met Selena from Oh, theContinue reading “Summer in London: Wahaca on the Southbank”
Budget picnic food: ‘Red Sea’ sandwiches
We all know that eating oily fish is great for all of us, and is especially good for children — it helps brain developments and reduces the risk of things like type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. (Admittedly, my 10-year-old doesn’t have this yet, but we have the 11+ exams next year so everyone’sContinue reading “Budget picnic food: ‘Red Sea’ sandwiches”
Cotswolds: Delicious food at the Upton Smokery
One of the delights of the English countryside is farm shops. Countless times we’ve followed modest signs pointing to discover gustatorial Aladdin’s caves, full of luscious cheeses, tempting meats, fruits so beguiling they’re a little bit obscene. Often I’ll also pick up some bowls or interesting kitchen knickknack as a gift. When we visitedContinue reading “Cotswolds: Delicious food at the Upton Smokery”
A very British family meal: Kedgeree
One of the unexpected pleasures of moving to London has been eating British food. Cue jokes about deep fried Mars bars and grey boiled meat, but the truth is that I’ve discovered not just new dishes but an appreciation for particularly British delights. One of our favourite weekly meals is kedgeree, thought to be broughtContinue reading “A very British family meal: Kedgeree”
Your Instagram pictures on marshmallows
One of the vexing things about Instagram is that you take all these GOR-geous pics and while you can share them hither and yon online, it’s harder to get them into the real world. Now you can not only get them into the real world, you can get them floating in your hot chocolate orContinue reading “Your Instagram pictures on marshmallows”
The tastiest sausages for Christmas
A few weeks ago a woman arrived at my door with a big box of meat. I wish this kind of thing happened more often, frankly, especially when the meat comes from a place like Todenham Manor Farm. The story behind Todenham Manor Farm is lovely, if a bit odd. Irayne was a London mumContinue reading “The tastiest sausages for Christmas”
Friday daydreamin’: My favourite city
I started thinking about which city I would write about in joining the Friday daydreamin’ linky by R We There Yet Mom? and realised it’s a tricky question. How do you chose just one? I’ve had to rule out American cities — the ones I like the best also have such a personal connection thatContinue reading “Friday daydreamin’: My favourite city”