Travel/Food 2008 – Monza, Day 1

Thursday, 15th May 2008 – Monza, Day 1 We got off to a good start on the Thursday morning, even if a 6.45 flight is a lot too early for my liking. At least we were flying out of Birmingham, which isn’t too far away, and we were booked with flybe on a 49-seater Embraer…

Food 2008 – Woksoever, Cottingham

Saturday, 12th April 2008 – Woksoever, Cottingham Well, it was a pretty exhausting weekend (and if I never see a cardboard box again it may be too soon), but it had its good points too. On Saturday night, knowing we’d none of us feel up to cooking dinner, we booked into the ridiculously named Woksoever…

Food 2008 – The Roade House, Roade

7th April 2008 – Antipodean Dinner, The Roade House, Roade This afternoon I dashed to the garage to get a new headlight bulb fitted to the Astra (I swear this car eats light bulbs – I’m averaging one every three months right now), before picking Andrea up from Bicester station to take her to ours,…

Food 2008 – Recipe (Tartiflette)

March 2008 – Recipes (Tartiflette) Ingredients 1.2 kg potatoes 200 g diced bacon 1 onion 1 reblochon cheese 2 tablespoons crème fraiche 1 bottle Apremont (Savoy white wine – if you can’t find this get an Alsace or German dry white wine) Serves 4 Method Prepare all the ingredients. Peel and boil the potatoes. Drain…

Travel 2008 – Zurich

Wednesday, 26th March 2008 – Zurich I’m in Zurich again – just for a meeting today, but this time I opted to fly in last night. I’ve stayed overnight at the somewhat eccentric Hotel du Theatre just across the river from the main railway station, and after a brief wander round in the snow last…

Food 2008 – La Strada, Artisan

Friday, 16th/Saturday, 17th February 2008 – La Strada, Artisan It was a busy weekend – far busier than is good for me, I think, but it was also fun. Friday night the Hulse clan landed on our doorstep to help celebrate Lynne’s birthday, so we duly drank kir while waiting for Gordon and Angela to…

Food 2008 – Recipes (Brigadeiros)

Sunday, 10th February 2008 – Brigadeiros (Recipe) Note to self… When throwing a party with a Brazilian theme, try to avoid letting Janice eat three brigadeiros in a row… Ingredients 50g (2oz) unsalted butter 400g (14oz) condensed milk 50mls (2fl oz) milk 5 tablespoons cocoa powder Coloured or chocolate vermicelli for rolling Method In a…