Category Archive: Washing-up Rating **

Wild Mushroom Bruschetta

I have maintained relative silence on here for a little while, mainly because I have been distracted by a new job and move to London. Having said that, my new job includes the… Continue reading

Fluffy American Style Pancakes

Hooray its pancake day. The first of the two sugar-filled, coma-inducing feast days, allowing children everywhere their first glimpse into adult life as they wake covered in vomit and shame following the previous… Continue reading

Vegan Mediterranean Vegetable Risotto

Now we are nearly three weeks into January, New Year’s resolutions are being abandoned left, right and centre. Bar and pub owners around the country breath a sigh of relief as people realise… Continue reading

Green Thai Vegetable Curry

I am a big fan of East Asian cuisine whether that be convenience sushi, underwhelming looking Vietnamese restaurants or greasy, hate-yourself Chinese takeaway at 2 in the morning. Having said that, I always… Continue reading

Vegetarian/ Vegan Shepherds Pie

Recently I have decided to heavily cut back on the amount of meat I eat. I do not possess any where near the requisite will power to become a vegetarian full time but… Continue reading

Simple Borscht for Flu Season

Everyone seems to be getting ill at the moment and I am no exception. I have a cold and I hate having a cold because all I want to do is watch terrible,… Continue reading

Smoked Mackerel and Beetroot Risotto

Over the last few years, food fashion has shifted away from the quirky and sometimes crazy molecular gastronomy of the last decades to a focus on fresh, local produce cooked at its best.… Continue reading

Mediterranean Stuffed Loaf

I have been a bit rubbish at posting recently because, although I have still been cooking like crazy, having a full time job hasn’t given me much time to sit down and write.… Continue reading

Chicken, Bacon and Leek Pie for Spring

  I realise that I have slightly missed the window for this recipe. I began writing it only days before an avalanche of essays, dissertation stress and exams hit, only to be thawed by… Continue reading

Lemon and Orange Polenta Cake

For most of us, exams are finally over. It is such a relief, not just because I can throw out the ridiculous amount of useless dates, facts and quotes I had attempted to… Continue reading