Monthly Archives: May 2011
This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Thoroughbred Pie
When I was a child we spent family holidays at the Headlands in Cornwall, a proper old-fashioned seaside hotel with a sprung-floor ballroom, a bar serving cocktails with plastic monkeys hanging from the glasses, and a dress-for-dinner dinner in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Betting, chocolate, date food, date night, Gambling, Headlands Hotel, Kentucky Derby, Las Vegas, Methodism, pastry, pie, Racing, Thoroughbred Pie
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The Wednesday Tipple – Slow Cook Chicken Tacos And Margaritas In Anticipation Of Cinco de Mayo
“Mostly I would like an actual pet gecko” said my Godson Arthur as we tucked into our pizza before heading into the Science Museum. “Not a glow in the dark plastic one” (like the one I had just given him … Continue reading
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Tagged chicken, chili, cinco de mayo, fiesta, garlic, gecko, lime, margarita, onion, royal wedding, salsa, tacos
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The Monday Treat – Tandoori chicken with a yogurt pomegranate raita
The Royal wedding is over. No more dress speculation, no more gossipy documentaries, no more newspaper specials and magazine picture spreads. No more wearing the QVC ring in public without looking a bit odd. It’s such a downer. A double … Continue reading
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Tagged chicken, chili, coriander, cumin, Helen's wedding, Indian, lime, masala, pomegranate, royal wedding, tandoori chicken, Tooting, yogurt
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