My veggie collection

I am on a massive budget / finance drive and coming back to reality after our 2 week holiday and a water bill on our return, maybe wasn’t the best time to start. So yesterday I had to do a veggie shop (with what was sadly available). A fair few spuds, a massive courgette, 2…

Veggie storage

Veggie storage to the max! In my small bid to be more eco-friendly, bought some new colour-lidded Tupperware to house and freeze the contents of fridge. Diced celery for shepherd’s pie, sliced and diced red onion, sliced brown onion for all kinds of meal treats and diced, circle and stick carrots…

Street food – Greek chicken

This is a packed Greek lunch today. Giant marinated chicken pieces, Greek salad, lettuce, shredded carrot, pine nuts, sundried toms soaked in good olive oil, slabs of red and yellow peppers, whole olives, chilli infused feta cheese, slices of pitta and the old faithful tzatziki sauce. The pitta could do with some warmth but for…

A rather romantic stroll in the market

I have an idealistic view of the culinary world that thankfully I can spend all I want (and all day in my head) where I visit romantic European outdoor markets and country stalls in my dreams. The idea of fresh fruit, veggies, bread and pastries, wandering the many stalls crammed with cheeses and colourful fresh…

Better and happier eating

I won’t lie, the range of ‘lighter’ options to use in cooking I find bland, not appetising and I crave for flavour. I believe that ‘healthier’ options sometime compromise (to a degree) on making food tasty, appealing and almost guilt you into buying them. In my book, this is a big no. I’m not going…