There were a couple of kids (the gorgeous Anna-Luisa and Lucas... see below) staying at Clarice's over the weekend, so on Sunday we all went for a picnic at Hampstead Heath.We made Nigella's storecupboard chocolate cake (How to be a Domestic Goddess), her double bean and courgette salad (Forever Summer), as well as a random pasta salad, and...
From my How to Eat Project, gammon (i.e. raw ham) was one ingredient that I couldn't find. When I made the ham in coke and the ham in cider, I substituted Vietnamese pickled pork. It worked well in the first instance, and not so well in the second. So when I came to London, trying out some real...
Borough Market is amazing. It's open on Friday and Saturday, and is near London Bridge tube station. It's highly recommended by such super-chefs as Jamie Oliver, and with good reason - it rocks! Clarice and I went there on Friday, and it was a totally exciting and amazing experience for me, because I got to see all these...
On Wednesday afternoon (that is, the day AFTER the May Ball - hangover alert!), Clarice was holding a picnic at her house for her drinking society, the Scorps. It was initially supposed to be a "punt and picnic", but after realising that 40 people would be coming, and that 40 people would not fit on one boat, the...
We made this the other day because I'm obsessed with fresh English raspberries. It's a Nigella recipe from Forever Summer, and is quite easy to make.Firstly, steep some fresh raspberries in a bottle of good fruity chardonnay...Then strain the wine off, heat a split vanilla pod in it, take it off the heat and let it infuse.The next...
Home Delivery Curry from Cafe NazGarlic NaanOstrich Burger Stand, Cambridge MarketOstrich BurgerRoast Beef Lunch @ The Anchor PubSomeone Else's Ploughman's lunch @ The Anchor PubSteamed Syrup Sponge with Custard @ The EagleBangers & Mash @ The Green ManMore RaspberriesPanini with Polish Sausage, brie and caramelized onion at Caizima Polish CafeChocolate Brownie at Caizima Polish Cafe ...