The crunch of the batter. The tender bite of fish. The heap of crispy chips. The dollop of tartare sauce on the side…what’s not to love about fish and chips? One of the earliest examples of culinary fusion, fish and chips is a popular takeaway dish – and has been since 1860. The battered-fish-and-fries-combo became famous when trawl fishing in the North Sea was all the rage. Railroads were even ...
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25 Takeaway Recipes You Can Make At Home
Don't get me wrong, I love to cook family meals as much as I can, but sometimes you just run out of time or you’ve had a long day at work and cooking that beef casserole really doesn’t seem as appealing as it did in the morning. This is usually the time that I reach for my phone and order my favourite curry or pizza from Hungry House. If I have the luxury of time, though, or I’m feeling extra ...
25 slow cooker recipes for autumn and winter
It's slow cooker time! Well, at least in our house. I don't know about you but in our family autumn and winter call for slow cooker meals. They're the perfect comfort food, ridiculously easy to prepare and most importantly, they're super delicious. To share my love for slow cooker meals, I've decided to collect all my favourite slow cooker recipes for autumn and winter in one blog post. I hope you ...
5 posh sides that are actually really easy to make
Entertaining guests for dinner is fun for all kinds of reasons. It’s a good chance to catch up with people you’ve not seen in a while. It’s a good way to celebrate good news. And of course, it’s a great time to show off. Now I’m sure you’ve picked out a nice wine, the best plates and you’ve got a fabulous main course planned – but a fancy dinner party isn’t all about the centrepiece. You’ve got ...
Spaghetti al verde
I love travel and I love cooking, so when travel site Expedia asked me to be part of their World on a Plate challenge and recreate a recipe that is typical for a country from their globetrotter lottery pot, I was instantly on board - obviously hoping, I wouldn't get a country whose cuisine I didn't know anything about. Fortunately, the luck of the draw was with me and I got Italy as my ...
Deliciously Ella by Ella Woodward
After hearing the internet rave about Ella Woodward's new book "Deliciously Ella", I wanted to know what the hype was all about, so I picked it up along with some other blogger books when I got gifted an Amazon voucher the a couple of weeks ago. Deliciously Ella was published earlier this year and has been a huge success, reaching number 1 in various bestseller lists. You usually find it in the ...
