I had a lovely weekend in Abergavenny this weekend, not having been there for probably 20 years or more. We stayed in a very nice pub in the middle of town: The Kings Arms and would recommend it very highly. It’s a quaint old beamed building that has creaky sloping floors, panelled walls and loads…
I decided recently to diet. I’ve always been a bit of a chunky-monkey but it was after a medical consultation that suggest my cholesterol and blood pressures numbers weren’t quite where they should be that I decided to take action. 5 Weeks later I’m chuffed to find that the following important metrics can now be…
I know one man’s meat is another man’s poison, but there really was quite a difference in the way that today panned out. Sure, we had some snow and the schools were closed, rail and some bus services were disrupted etc etc and the media reports were talking about the Day of Chaos across Wales. But…
This week’s cold snap has caused a plethora of weather warnings/alerts and forecasts of impending danger/chaos and fun. But it did come as a surprise last night when Mari told me what she really wanted for supper. We’d last eaten Grostl on holiday in Austria around 8 years ago and always up for a culinary…
Starbucks. Do you love them or hate them? Do you go there as a matter of course to grab a fix on the go, or do you take your time and enjoy the vibe of that overall Starbucks experience? For a long time now I’ve asked myself how they do what they do, how they…
The final family supper of 2012, to start: Baked Camembert with Apple and Chilli Chutney Followed by: Fillet steak with a Stilton sauce Sauté Potatoes Braised leeks Braised Beetroot and onions Mushrooms Wines to suit, making a fine end to 2012, I hope the world will be a much happier and more peaceful place in the New Year of 2013….
For the last few months I’ve had a hankering to make some bread. Whilst I started on some normal recipes, my goal was to make some Sour-dough bread sometime soon. As a result I’ve been reading and researching and trying to learn the techniques and last week I got down to it! It all started with the…
I’ve developed an interest in baking bread in recent weeks, I can’t really understand why and it has nothing to do with the success of the BBC’s Great British Bake Off either. There’s just something pretty magical in being able to mix a few ingredients and produce something so very tasty and potentially so varied.
I like food, and I like trying different foods with different flavours, so I was looking forward to the first ever Cardiff Street Food Festival in Cardiff last Saturday night. Tomos came along with me and we met some friends there, none of us were disappointed. Set out in the Mackintosh Community Centre, it attracted…
I went out to dinner last night to a restaurant that I’d used years ago, I had fond memories of the place run by its owners, serving great beer and wonderful food. How things change. When we arrived, we found that all the real beer was “off”. Actually there’s was only a choice of one…
You know the old story about the importance of 3 S’s when on holiday (sun, sand and sex) well I couldn’t quite expect them over my short break to Aberaeron last weekend (not much sun in October, no sand on the beaches and …. I can’t remember the other one!) but I managed to find…
