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 ...
Summer activities for summer holidays and beyond
The summer holidays might be almost over but if we're lucky enough, we might get some more sunny weekends before autumn comes. So, let's make the most of them with some summer activities, days out and crafts. Let's face it, we'll need the happy memories once it gets grey and cold again. Some of my best blogging chums have shared some fantastic ideas with me over the past couple of weeks, so I ...
Monday Parenting Pin It Party #88
Hi everyone and Happy Monday I can't believe that it's my turn again to host this week's Parenting Pin It Party. It feels like it was two or three weeks ago that wrote my post, but that just proves that time goes fast when you're having fun and that's exactly what we have had over the past couple of weeks. Amy and I have settled in well back at my mum and dad's house and we've thoroughly enjoyed ...
Monday Parenting Pin It Party #81
Hi everyone I can't believe it's 1 December today. Have you all opened the first door of your advent calendar this morning? Amy has been spoiled ridiculously this year and had a whopping three calendars to open - I guess that's the luck of the first grandchild and great-grandchild. Since moving back to Germany, we've been really getting into the mood for Christmas. We've been decorating the house ...
