Perfect Date Night Dinner – Venison Medallions with Red Wine. It’s nearly Valentine’s Day and, although I’m not planning a romantic Dinner à Deux this year, I’m happy to share some of my favourite recipes for date night. If you are planning a cosy night in with someone special, on Valentine’s Day or any other […]
Skinny Toad-in-the-Hole for 5-2 Diet
5-2 diet recipe for Toad in the Hole and low-calorie recipe planning: I think it is much easier to diet when the weather is good. At this time of year, I really want comfort food, warm starchy things that fill me up with a kind of internal heating system. And if I wasn’t following the […]
Mac and Wild Fitzrovia – a Scottish Sanctuary
A Scottish Supper at Mac & Wild: I’ve been to Mac & Wild for brunch and thoroughly enjoyed the somewhat tongue in cheek menu with square sausages and scooby snacks joining classic brunch dishes for an indulgent roam through Scotland. There’s something of a lack of good Scottish restaurants in London – while for me, […]
Life in Leftovers – 5:2 Diet Recipe for Spicy Venison Rissoles
Leftover Venison – Spicy Rissoles – a 5:2 Diet Recipe: There is a curious life-cycle to leftover Christmas food that seems to work in pretty much the same way no matter which animal and vegetables you eat on Christmas Day. On the big day you feast happily on a heaped, steaming plate of food. Someone will […]
Sausage, Mash and Wine!
Venison Sausages with Celeriac Mash and Red Wine: Oddbins have been doing a very interesting promotion. They’ve put together a group of 6 wine writers and asked them to create a mixed case of Oddbins wines. Now, while I am no expert, I generally select the wines that I put in a case myself. Why? […]
Venison Carpaccio with Wild Mushroom Balsamic Salad
Venison Carpaccio I’ve been messing around with mushrooms! Apart from four jars of pickled mushrooms, I have made a porcini marinade and a rather delicious balsamic mushroom salad. And, since I had a small piece of venison fillet, I thought I’d try a venison carpaccio to go with the salad. I could just as easily […]