Food 2010 – Whites, Beverley

Saturday, 30th January 2010 – Whites, Beverley So, Saturday night (on a visit to Hull to see my Mum) we went to Whites in Beverley for dinner. I’d been once before and was sufficiently impressed to want to go back for a “proper” run the what looked to be very good cooking (despite a slightly…

Food 2010 – The Roade House, Roade

Friday, 22nd January 2010 – Burns Night Supper, The Roade House, Roade For the last couple of years we have been trying (and failing) to get a table at the Burns’ Night Dinner at one of our favourite local restaurants, the Roade House. Well this year we managed to get a table, and so we…

Food 2010 – Recipes (Vegetable Stir-Fry, Maki Sushi, Miso Soup, Tempura Vegetables with Chilli Dipping Sauce, Cauliflower and Potato Fritters, Sweet Curry Sauce, Thai Green Curry Paste, Sauce Épice, Thai Green Chicken Curry, Exotic Fruit Gratin with Coconut Rice)

Monday, 19th January 2010 – Recipes (Vegetable Stir-Fry, Maki Sushi, Miso Soup, Tempura Vegetables with Chilli Dipping Sauce, Cauliflower and Potato Fritters, Sweet Curry Sauce, Thai Green Curry Paste, Sauce Épice, Thai Green Chicken Curry, Exotic Fruit Gratin with Coconut Rice) Vegetable Stir-Fry Makes: 4 servings Preparation Time: 10 minutes Ingredients: 2 tablespoons (30 millilitres)…

Food 2010 – Recipes (Pasta Dough, Scallop Mousse, Crab and Scallop Ravioli, Lemon Grass Scented Crab and Ginger Bisque, Crab with Tamarind and Curry Leaves)

Sunday, 18th January 2010 – Recipes (Pasta Dough, Scallop Mousse, Crab and Scallop Ravioli, Lemon Grass Scented Crab and Ginger Bisque, Crab with Tamarind and Curry Leaves) Saturday, 17th January 2010 – Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons Recipe Dinner, Towcester I cooked this menu for 16 of my friends to celebrate my own birthday… Birthday Buffet Menu…

Travel 2009 – Faro, Tavira, Days 6 and 7

Wednesday, 16th/Thursday, 17th September 2009 – Faro, Tavira, Days 6 and 7 By Wednesday we were becoming very relaxed indeed. Again we breakfasted late and had to fend off the friendly cat. He became even more of a pest as we wandered around the hotel gardens, which are a major part of the attraction of…

Travel 2009 – Portimao, Silves, Faro, Estoi, Day 5

Monday, 14th September 2009 – Portimao, Silves, Faro, Day 5 Monday morning we were in no hurry at all to do anything or go anywhere, apart from needing to check out of the Globo by noon. We had a leisurely breakfast, packed slowly and were ready to go by 11. Bills paid and car packed…

Travel 2009 – Portimao, Days 3 and 4

Saturday, 12th/Sunday, 13th September 2009 – Portimao, Days 3 and 4 Saturday morning dawned slightly cloudy but it soon cleared and we headed out to the circuit for qualifying. This time we left Bogusia at the hotel, and Natasha/Doris switched off, which meant that instead of taking an hour to reach the track it only…

Travel 2009 – Portimao, Days 1 and 2

Thursday, 10th/Friday, 11th September 2009 – Portimao, Days 1 and 2 We were quite excited about the prospect of going to the new race track, the Autodromo Algarve International after hearing many a driver rave about it. Anyway, with that in mind, we set off for Birmingham Airport and a flight to Faro late on…

Travel 2009 – Zeltingen-Rachtig, Traben-Trarbach, Bernkastel-Kues, Erden, Wehlen, Urzig, Jezus-Eik, Days 5 and 6

Monday, 8th/Tuesday, 9th June 2009 – Zeltingen-Rachtig, Traben-Trarbach, Bernkastel-Kues, Erden, Wehlen, Urzig, Jezus-Eik, Days 5 and 6 Monday dawned sunny and fine, so we had a late, leisurely and extremely good breakfast. The hotel specialises in organic produce from the immediate area as much as possible and also various smoked and home-cured meats and fish….