The Botanist - Reading

I was recently invited to the opening of a new restaurant in Reading and I've got to say, it was one that I was really keen to go to. I...

I've been keen to try and revisit some of my earlier posts and improve on the photo quality. Spicy Beans and Spuds was on my hit list...

I was thinking about how I could make this one a reality for days. Pesto and halloumi are great ingredients and this is a fairly quick meal...

Recently, Froothie asked me to be a Froothie ambassador and sent me an Optimum G2.3 to review. Here are my personal thoughts and feeling...

Recently, Froothie sent me one of their hi-tech blenders to try out. I'm currently putting it through its paces and I'm looking f...

At a good friend's birthday party, pre-Christmas (and actually after going on my work do - if you're going to go out in the evening...

This Autumn's vegetable discovery has been the onion squash. Packed with flavour and colour, I've been adding it to all of our curr...

I've been getting back into soup making recently. Nothing quite like having the week's worth of lunches all ready to go. I love th...

Recently, Bertolli got in touch to let me know about Bertolli with butter . They also made me aware of a range of pasta recipes that Genna...

I love paneer. It's one of those things that I've discovered late in life and as a result, any excuse and I'm there. I've ...

Hola! Let's not draw attention to that hiatus. You know how things are. You sort of lose track of things in the summer, completely c...

I never think to share my noodle recipes - they are often just a collection of bits and pieces that I have to hand but for once, I kept prop...

Hey.. so as ever, the blog got a bit quiet in the end of May/beginning of June as the busy bit of the year happens.... and then things slid ...

I've talked about my love for baking powder biscuits before. They are a great little side dish and D just loves helping me to make th...

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