Tried & Tested: Joe Wick’s Coconut & Cashew Daal

Up until a year or so ago daal was just something on the Indian takeaway menu that I’d never tried because I didn’t know what it was. When it comes to takeaways we’re all guilty of sticking to our favourites right? Then last spring a friend of mine took me to an amazing vegan restaurant…

Vegetarian January

Spurred on by the over-indulgence of Christmas, and a desire to generally be a better person in January, I felt a little bit of a detox was in order. Veganuary is all the rage this year and I can’t log into social media without seeing or reading something about it. However, I’ve never been that…

Thai Turkey Meatball Soup

Today I’d like to introduce you to my new favourite midweek meal. We all love a curry, but I have to confess Thai green curry is my absolute favourite. The combination of those classic flavours of lemon grass and ginger is just so uplifting and refreshing, I feel like I’m eating a bowl full of…

Tried & Tested – Lamb Saag from Searching for Spice

Welcome to a first for my tried and tested series as it’s the first time I’ve featured a blogger rather than making something from a celebrity chef or a cookbook. I’ve chosen to try out Corina’s Lamb Saag (lamb and spinach curry) from her blog Searching for Spice. I’m a regular reader of Searching for…

Butternut Squash & Aubergine Red Thai Curry

Butternut squash is my favourite vegetable to love to hate. I truly do love butternut squash, I love the flavour, I love the texture, it’s so versatile and works in so many different dishes. What I do not love, is preparing a butternut squash. The last time I was attacking one with a cleaver The…

Tried & Tested: Lorraine Pascale’s Lamb Rogan Josh with Saffron Rice

As an avid cook and food obsessive, I obviously have absolutely tons of cookbooks, however as I love to experiment and also have lots of old favourites that I like to make time and time again, I rarely get round to actually trying (and sticking to) a full recipe from one of these books. I…

Spicy Fish Stew

One of my favourite things about cooking is that once you’ve got the hang of a few basic skills, understand flavours and have a well stocked store cupboard of herbs and spices you don’t really have to plan and prep so much and can make things on a whim and mix up your recipe as…

Shelley’s Café, Soho

Having recently changed jobs, sadly Soho is no longer my stomping ground and I have a whole new area of cafés and restaurants to explore (not that far away) up in Fitzrovia. Before I left however, I made sure to stop by Shelley’s, one of my favourite lunch stops, as it’s nothing short of criminal…

Inamo, Soho

Sometimes when you’re going out for dinner you don’t just want a good meal to fill your belly, sometimes it’s about trying new things and turning it into an experience. A dining experience is precisely what you get at Inamo.   The Boyfriend and I decided to go Japanese for our date night a few…

Fragrant Thai Fish Cakes

Unlike the sort of fish cakes we’re used to here in the UK, Thai fish cakes don’t contain any potatoes and are usually a lot smaller and more compact. It’s amazing how much flavour you can pack into these tiny tasty morsels. These are really simple, easy to make snack or starter that never fail…