Re-imagining the World One Mouthful at a Time . . . . .

Chorizo and Butternut Squash Wraps

28 May 2012

  Recipe provided by Kevin Munns. There are many variations of this dish cooked in my household – it is a family favourite, easy to cook and pretty cheap. Cost is one thing we are all concerned with in times like these and feeding a family of four decent food at a cheap price can

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National Vegetarian Week 2012

23 May 2012

  Can I have fries with that? It’s National Vegetarian Week This week has been like Christmas for veggies! marinated tofu, mushrooms, hummus, crunchy beetroot, butternut squash, pumpkin & spinach curry? ALL sounds like yum stuff to me. Monday 21st May 2012 marked the start of National Vegetarian Week (@vegsoc), the UK’s annual awareness-raising campaign

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The Ultimate Festive Mince Pie

22 December 2011

  I love a good mince pie – those small, tender tarts that somehow manages to hold the very essence of Christmas in its short crust pastry shell; the flavours, fruitiness, scents and spices, the luxury and richness of it all. It’s strange because when I was a kid, I used to hate the stuff,

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Festive Cheese and Onion Scones

20 December 2011

  I go mad for the scone, whether they’re sweet or savoury, served with a cuppa – these treats never disappoint me. Have these savoury cheese and onion scones with a nice hot winter-type soup like creamy mushroom or French onion. They only need to bake for 12-15 minutes to come out soft and golden.

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Homemade Festive Fudge

14 December 2011

  Christmas nowadays seems to be all about the presents – giving and receiving but what do you get that special someone who has almost everything they could ever wish for? or whenmoney is tight, how can your gift still carry that ‘awwwwe’ factor??? Well, it’s become very fashionable to make home-made food gifts to

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Baked Brie with Missie Cindz Plum Jam

28 September 2011

The other day New Yorker Missie Meng He (@menghe), another food enthusiast and blogger like myself, who I often reckon would easily fit as my sister in food gorging if she was here in sunny Sheffield, asked if I’d tried baked Brie in puff pastry? At first the thought disgusted me (how stodgy and dense

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