Monthly Archives: December 2014

Another Christmas, another excellent cook book from the lovely Alberto! This year it’s The Islands of Greece by Rebecca Seal. It’s a lovely, lavishly illustrated book full of delicious looking Greek recipes. So, having opened it on Sunday evening I … Continue reading →

On Christmas Eve eve (or last Tuesday, if you prefer.) I had Fig over for one last dinner and Doctor Who session for the year. We watched K-9 and Company and then the Sherlock Holmes story The Blue Carbuncle, starring … Continue reading →

Serves 2 Carrots for 2 (I use little chanterey carrots – usually about 5 per person) 2 large parsnips for two people 2 tablespoons of runny honey A generous knob of butter 2 tablespoons of reserved cooking water Zest of … Continue reading →

And now for a couple of Sunday roast accompaniments. I wrote both of these up for Alberto last week so that he could cook them on Christmas Day so I thought that I’d record them here too. 4 Brussels sprouts … Continue reading →

Sorry that I haven’t updated this for a while but what with the run up to Christmas and all it’s been a busy couple of weeks. Anyway, on the 16th I had Phil over for the evening and so I … Continue reading →

I’ve never cooked one of these before but Alberto had one when he was in London with Miguel the other weekend and said that it was delicious so I thought I’d give it a go for us for lunch on … Continue reading →

I made a batch of these the other day – they are delicious and really easy to make. The amounts given here are a little vague as a lot of it will be down to personal taste. This recipe makes … Continue reading →

On Wednesday I was working late and therefore had the morning off and so I decided to make a pasta bake for Alberto and I to have in the evening. Rather than my usual one with chicken and chorizo with … Continue reading →