Lately I seem to have become quite a chocolate connoisseur, with going to Museu de la Xocolata in Barcelona, and having tasted some very nice hand crafted chocolate. I’m lucky enough to receive a gorgeous looking box of chocolate by Cocoa Boutique last week. Cocoa…

After olympics, I think a lot of us are feeling lost. The drama, the tears, the competition, the proud moments of qualifying/winning… I find it almost impossible to go back to normal night time TV programmes. BUT, after watching last week’s GBBO, I think all…

I don’t think I need to tell you how much I like chocolate… and I’m always on the lookout for new chocolate producers. A couple of weeks ago, the lovely Genevie contacted me and told us about her new family business, Chocolate by Genevie. And…

Disgusting! I heard you say. Hot coke is not very appetising, I know. But don’t think of it as a glass of coke gone lukewarm in a summer day, think of it as a boiled and reduced to a spiced syrupy sticky gooey sauce with…

Bang bang chicken, or Bon bon chicken, or Strange flavour chicken, is a popular chicken dish originated from Szechuen. It’s basically poached chicken with cucumber mixed with a spicy, tangy sesame sauce, topped with spring onions and chillies, served cold. The name strange flavour chicken…

After the Jubilee bank holiday we’re all feeling a bit worse for wear… James acquired a bad back (from doing what I do not know!), I’m more tired than ever, and Ashleigh had been going to bed late every single night. So on a whim…

This competition is now CLOSED Congratulations to Hannah, Kathleen Hooper and Julie Barrett, I’ve sent you an email so please check your inbox! It’s that time of year again! The BBC Good Food Show. The chance to see the newly crowned Masterchef (this year –…

Ok, I lied, I didn’t actually do any baking. The cupcake itself was kindly given to me by the lovely Ashleigh’s childminder Jeanette, all we had to do was to decorate it. And it is for his nursery’s Jubilee celebration tomorrow. For some reasons most…

It’s been raining for more than a week. And it’s not the mist that you normally have in spring. There were downpours so heavy that Ashleigh and I both got drenched from just hopping out of the car and to the front door. And yesterday,…

Easter is fast approaching and I’m lucky enough to receive a looovely easter egg from Hotel Chocolat to try. Here it is: It came in a firm cardboard box so the box itself is in excellent condition, tied with a black bow it will really…