Today’s post features as many of the folks at Food Blogger Connect that I have managed to get decent pictures of – namely that their faces are just about showing and they not in the middle of eating some of that yummy food at food blogger connect. There are also some shots interspersed to give you […]
Food Blogger Connect at The Hempel 2010
My iPhoto folders are bulging. My computer is groaning and making tired noises. My camera had so many images on it I swear it felt heavier. Not only did I have all my pictures from 3 days of Food Blogger Connect, there were a week’s worth from my holiday in France too. I must confess […]
Highlights Food Blogger Connect 2010
Ten days’ holiday, three days at Food Blogger Connect and it feels like a life time away from the blog. I will do a more detailed post (or three!) in the next couple of days but in the meantime here are a few pictures to give you a flavour of FBC10 which took place in […]
Counter Cafe Hackney Wick
Today’s Dinner with Crayons kid friendly restaurant/cafe review continues my mini-series of cafes within reach of the 2012 London Olympics site. We are visiting The Counter Cafe in Hackney Wick, run by the same team behind The Container Cafe. The Counter Cafe is, as you can see above, quite literally in the shadow of the […]
Maison Cupcake featured on Londonelicious
Not a guest post as such but today, Maison Cupcake is being profiled on Kristain’s Londonelicious restaurant blog. Kristain is featuring profiles on a number of other bloggers this month whilst she takes a break so you might want to also check out some of her other recent and forthcoming posts about other food bloggers. I […]
Ottolenghi Chickpeas, Sweet Potato and Lemon Garlic Yoghurt
A little snack to keep you all going. The past week has been very frustrating whilst my blog was refusing to pitch up at it’s new host but we got there eventually. So today I will share a little Ottolenghi recipe lunch with you that I made for my in-laws recently. The recipe in Ottolenghi […]
View Tube Cafe Stratford
“Postcard from” is my occasional series of non-recipe weekend posts. Today’s postcard comes from the Container Cafe Stratford and it’s View Tube, a social enterprise and community project overlooking the London 2012 Olympic site. The Container Cafe Stratford As the crow flies, we live less than 2 miles from the London 2012 Olympic site. […]
Cadogan Arms Chelsea
*This review was originally published in 2010. The restaurant is still open, but menus and experiences may have changed.* The far reaches of the Kings Road in deepest darkest Chelsea is not somewhere I’ve been many times since buying my first (and only) Vivienne Westwood t-shirt on one of my earliest trips to London. […]
Bulk Batch Slow Cook Tomato Sauce
1997. Were you still up for Portillo? I was. Recently moved in with my boyfriend, now husband, in Shepherd’s Bush, West London, I was still registered to vote in Enfield and Southgate, the constituency which came to represent the fall of the last Conservative Government. Determined too that my local MP, Michael Portillo, would […]
Rhubarb Muffins
When rhubarb comes into season, don’t just make rhubarb crumble, try out these rhubarb breakfast muffins. How often do you bake? For me it varies. You may find it hard to believe from the frequency I’ve blogged lately but I sometimes go nearly a fortnight without baking anything. Then I’ll have a mad burst and […]
Secret Nuclear Bunker Kelvedon Hatch – Canteen and Tour
The Secret Nuclear Bunker Kelvedon Hatch is signposted by brown tourist roadsigns in Ongar, Essex. These days there’s little secret about it. Food does feature in this post, but trust me when I say it’s nothing to get excited about. Other food bloggers may bring you news of their finger smacking nights in Tayyabs. I […]
Orange and Cranberry Cookies – Slice and Bake Style
More very lazy cookies following on from my recent post about Pecan and Cinnamon Slice and Bake Cookies. I baked these in two halves – one batch for friends and toddlers coming round to play, one batch of dough left in the freezer for an emergency. Boy did I have an emergency last […]
