A selection of interesting goodies we have tried recently. My latest picnic package celebrating #AsdaSummer included this monster pork pie, individual circles of cheese and some chargrilled chicken and mango salads. I don’t tend to buy ready made salads but if you were buying picnic supplies on the hoof – as opposed to preparing ahead […]
Food Blogger Connect Battersea Arts Centre
Food Blogger Connect 2014 was possibly the best yet… Oh boy, it’s four days later and I’ve just about recovered from the frenetic weekend that was Food Blogger Connect 2014. I’ve attended five out of six FBCs and seen it grow from a 3 hour meet up in a basement for Food Blogger Connect 2009 […]
Giant Pasta Shells With Pesto, Asparagus and Bacon
Conchiglioni, or Giant Pasta Shells With Pesto served with asparagus and bacon makes a quick weeknight dinner that’s interesting enough to serve to guests. Updated 2026 · Now with printable recipe Aaah English asparagus season is just about still with us and I’m enjoying a couple of bundles each week whilst it lasts. This quickly […]
What happened at the Waitrose Summer Party and more May bitesize bits
It takes a lot to drag me out but the Waitrose Summer Party is one event that’s firmly marked on my calendar with the Sharpie. This year’s star spangled cocktail party took place at Lord’s Cricket Ground celebrating Waitrose’s recent sponsorship of the England Cricket Teams. I am – embarrassingly perhaps – becoming a veteran […]
Is Morrisons cheaper? Our mixed bag of bargains
A price war is looming… my theory is supermarkets want to maximise who shops where in the run up to trolley toppling splurges during the World Cup in June. Morrisons have just launched their “I’m cheaper” campaign to lure us through their revolving doors in greater numbers. With a near empty fridge and an invitation […]
Raspberry Chocolate Cake (Gluten Free)
Today’s gluten free chocolate cake recipe is from The Little Book of Chocolat by Joanne Harris and Fran Warde. As you may know I love all things French and Joanne Harris’s first novel Chocolat was right up my street. Better still when Chocolat was made into a movie with one of my favourite actresses. I […]
Chocolate Cherry Yogurt Cake
If you think this chocolate cherry yogurt cake looks too naughty to eat, perhaps I can twist your arm by telling you it contains no butter? Better than that, you only need five minutes’ hands on work to knock this cake together, no prolonged mixing, no mountains of washing up. It really is too good […]
Plum and Almond Galettes
These Plum and Almond Galettes are puff pastry circles topped with fruit and flaked almonds. Updated 2026 · Now with printable recipe Puff pastry, I’m not sure whether to be ashamed to admit, is not something I’ve made from scratch since completing my GCSE home economics in 1989. I used to lovingly make it (Eccles […]
10 Tortilla Ideas – Easy Egg Recipes
Something other than sandwiches that’s ready in a flash? Something you can make mostly from storecupboard ingredients? Something you can feed the family or make individual portions of with equal ease? What is this amazing dish? Tortilla! Or Frittata! (What is the difference exactly, answers in the comments below please!) BabyCentre, whom I write for […]
Chilling out with Diet Coke (Asda)
I am a member of the Collective Bias Social Fabric Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper amplication for #CollectiveBias and its advertiser. The snap-hiss of opening a Diet Coke can – as my friends well testify – is music to my ears. Some people relax with cups of tea, […]
Rio 2 Blue Parrot Cookies
Today I have a cute cookie project you can make with kids – it’s inspired by the new Rio 2 movie and I’ve got a giveaway of Rio 2 goodie bags too! Brazil, if you haven’t noticed is cool right now. Not only do they have the World Cup and Olympics on the way, Brazilian […]
Daffodil Cookies
This month’s Bitesize Bits features my latest work for BabyCentre, Collective Bias UK, Jamie Oliver Fifteen, Olives et Al, Russell Hobbs Illumina, Ski Sensations dessert and Innocent Super Smoothies. Spring has definitely sprung and I’ve been full of the joys of it over on my weekly postings with BabyCentre. I have developed a couple of […]
