The official start of summer in the US – Memorial Day – is upon us this weekend. In the UK it’s a holiday weekend as well, though it’s a generic “bank” holiday…don’t exactly know the significance, but I’ll take the holiday nonetheless. Plus kids are off school next week for half-term break. Yeah!!!! To kick-off the summer, I’m sharing with…
What is the antidote to a week of eating nothing but food from the sea (not that I was complaining)? A burger with the most amazing pub sauce ever!! I just returned from a week with the family down in gorgeous Cornwall. The scenery is stunning – cliffs, beaches, crashing waves, ancient castles. The food is pretty spectacular too, particularly…
When I first heard about grilled salad I thought it sounded totally cool, but I was skeptical. Seemed a bit too gimmicky. One of those, “it’s halfway through the summer and I’m sick of the same-old green salad , so let’s try something else….ANYTHING else, to get us out of the same-old salad rut”. This salad is the real deal.…
If you’ve never tried chimichurri before, you must stop and make it now! Sorry to be bossy, but it packs mucho flavor and livens up whatever it’s drizzled over. Try it on roasted vegetables, grilled meat or fish, scrambled eggs, even over noodles for a cold pasta salad. But if I had to chose, it’s at its best when paired with a nice steak.…