Farmers Union, San Jose

There’s a really great little area in Downtown San Jose that’s absolutely packed with places to eat. From tiny little sushi bars, to Greek to Mexican to classic American diners there’s so much to choose from. One place I ate in a few times was The Farmers Union.  The The Farmers Union has a pretty large dining room…

The Refinery, Southwark

I’ve been wanting to eat at a Drake & Morgan restaurant for a little while now, as not only are all of their restaurants so pretty and quaint but the menu is interesting and tasty looking too. I picked The Refinery for a belated birthday meal with my three oldest friends from infant school, all working in…

White Chocolate & Macadamia Nut Cookies

Having hit the nail on the head of how to make the perfect squidgy cookie with my Chewy Chocolate Cookie recipe, I wanted to play around a bit with flavours and ingredients and see what delightful cookie combinations I could come up with. White chocolate cookies are my favourite but the recipe for the milk…

Lemon Meringue Blondies

For those of you that don’t know what a blondie is… it’s basically just a white chocolate brownie. Now this was a bit of an experiment. I’ve never made blondies before and I know that white chocolate can be a bit more difficult to work with than dark plus I was a bit unsure as…

Gluten Free Double Chocolate Brownies

Last weekend I was presented with the challenge of baking gluten free cakes. This is something I’ve never come across before but when the boyfriend invited me along to a BBQ with some of his new uni friends and, me being me, I said I’d make something to bring along, he told me anything I…

Essex Festival of Food & Drink

A few weeks ago I was absolutely delighted to discover the Essex Festival of Food & Drink literally ten minutes drive from my house. Having found out about it all very last minute from my cousin who had been last summer, I didn’t really know what it was all about and was expecting to find…

Lorraine Pascale’s White Chocolate & Crème Fraîche Mousse with Stem Ginger

I really struggle when it comes to choosing things to make for dessert. I’m a savoury person and I just don’t find it as interesting as putting together a delicious main course or a tasty starter. This weekend I was put in charge of doing the pud for my Mum’s birthday meal and I was…