& some mushy peas with that please

The mushy pea. Or, realistically, mushy peas. Once the mush has happened, it would be hard to find them in the singular. Like marmite, they ...

Chicken Pie - because real men (and boys) don't eat couscous

Normally, when the Husband is away, I descend pretty quickly to the "can't be bothered" level of cooking. Why his presence or ...

Laying ghosts of dinner parties past - Beef & Brown Ale Casserole

I have a clear memory of a lunch party my parents held while I was (I think) still at college. Friends of my father’s – twin brothers with ...

Egg Surprise Grows Up

A long time ago, the Husband and I regularly consumed a dish with the exotic name of Egg Surprise. It consisted of a tin of chopped tomatoe...

30 Minute Meals Revisited - Bloody Mary Mussels

30 Minute Meals – have you tried it? Obviously, it’s been around for a while (not just in the library – it was published in 2010) and I hav...