Steve and I visited Al Farid on Cathedral Green on Friday afternoon/early evening. We hadn’t had lunch so we were looking for some tasty Morrocan mezze to get us through the rest of our evening. We decided on choosing six out of the thirty one mezze dishes that were on offer. We hadRead more
After a members free preview of 45 Years at The Picture House cinema, a film about a couple approaching their 45th wedding anniversary and what happens when a blast from the past shakes their relationship, Steve and I decided on a walk along the quay. We stopped off to listen to a jazz band thatRead more
This salad was made up one Saturday afternoon whilst thinking of something hearty to go with a chicken I was roasting for Steve. I don’t eat meat so it had to be robust enough for me to have as a main dish. This is a really pretty salad that is hearty enough as a mainRead more
My week started with a tea date at The Gorious Art House with Steve. I hadn’t been for a few weeks and was having withdrawals from their lovely Anthropologie cups and courtyard garden! Steve and I sat and enjoyed the sunshine in the courtyard whilst we chatted over our hot drinks.Read more
Saturday night was date night.. It started off in one of my favourite places for a great glass of wine, Project Vino. I plumped for a mini bottle of Prosecco and Steve had a Chilian Malbec. The Prosecco was divine.. Fruity and sparkling. Steve’s Malbec was smooth and very drinkable. It was lovely to takeRead more
My week started with a celebratory afternoon tea for my lovely friend Emma. A few friends got together to throw a belated Hen type party. ( The wedding was back in June! ) We feasted in style! It was an absolutely wonderful afternoon! I had a bit of a haircut on Monday evening..Read more
This is a wonderful fresh and hearty salad. You can have it with a side dish or as a main if you feel so inclined! That’s it! So easy. I urge you to give this salad a go. It would be delicious served alongside some grilled fish or meat.. Whatever you fancy! So good. Read more
A wonderful recipe that creates light and fluffy scones.. I have to confess I have had some bad scone baking incidents!! In the past they have come out of the oven as flat as a pancake or as hard as bullets! This particular recipe worked for me.. I was thrilled as I love sconesRead more
On Sunday I hosted a little tea party at my house as a bit of an overdue Hen party for Emma. Emma and Ben got married back in June but because she has a little bambino she didn’t have the time to do anything before the wedding. It was the brainchild of another friend Katie.Read more
On Saturday Steve, Alex and myself visited Sidmouth Folk Festival to soak up some folkie goodness. We arrived at lunchtime and made our way over to the Ham car park site to get ourselves a hot drink from my chum Steve from The Devon Coffee Company. It was so chilly that we needed to warmRead more