Fast feasting at The Balcon, Sofitel London St James: As the economy cycles, it seems to me that so our dining habits evolve. In times of economic boom, a leisurely lunch with plenty of wine and convivial conversation is in fashion. And, when the economy is depressed, it’s all about leaving your jacket on your […]
Red Pepper and French Goat’s Cheese Risotto
Comfort Food for a Cold Day – Red Pepper and Goats Cheese Risotto: I love goat’s cheese. Piquant and crumbly young cheeses or sweet buttery ripened cheeses – they all have their place on the perfect cheese board. I suspect I first came across French goat’s cheese during the long summer holidays of my teenage […]
Gymkhana Mayfair Lunch Review
Travels with my God Daughter – Lunch at Gymkhana: While I travel a bit too much to always be there with the restaurant review mob, I do eat at a lot of good places in London. And, I have a few friends who specialise in Indian food so as a result, over the last year […]
Stirfry Tenderstem Broccoli with Chicken
The Versatile StirFry with Tenderstem: This is one of my favourite quick meals. You can make it as light or substantial as you want by varying the amount of rice or noodles in the dish and you can swap and change many of the ingredients – it works very well with beef, pork, prawns, calamari […]
Peppered smoked mackerel with dill pollen
Dill Pollen and Smoked Mackerel – a Simple Fusion of Flavour: I made this lunch dish to showcase two ingredients. Some lovely smoked peppered mackerel from John at Delish Fish and Dill Pollen sent to me by David at Global Harvest. I wanted a quick and easy lunch dish, but thought it would be fun […]
Asparagus and Cheese for Lunch
Baked Asparagus and Cheese This time of year is the start of the British Asparagus season and some early crop has already reached the shops. But, right now it’s very expensive to buy…and difficult to find. Now, I was brought up feasting on British Asparagus. We had a large walled vegetable garden at home and […]