You may know that I live in the middle of the countryside, love village life, not really big on cities. Except I love New York City. Absolutely, and passionately. And next month sees me make probably my eigth or ninth trip. But in many ways it’s my first trip. First as a family. First [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Eating with kids'
Please help! Where to eat in NYC?
May 6th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Eating with kids, Foodie Travel, Places to eat
Foodie bits and bobs that caught my eye
August 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · Chocolate, Eating with kids, Food Writing, Foodie gifts, Foodie treats, Kitchenwares, Sweet treats
Things are a bit mad here at the moment with one thing and another, and so not getting to write as much as I’d like, particularly given I’d got quite a lot tucked away to write about! So I thought I’d just share photos of some of the stuff that caught my eye recently, stuff [...]
Tags:Beekman 1802·Hello KItty
The Friday Five – Bring on the Ice Cream
June 17th, 2011 · No Comments · British favourites, Dairy, Eating with kids, Food Writing, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Friday Five, Italian food, Kitsch cooking, Sweet treats
Surely summer is going to start properly some time soon? Been thinking about ice cream in all its forms, and wondering when it’s really going to be warm enough to want to tuck into some. So maybe whilst it’s not quite warm enough it’s a good time to be making up plenty of batches to [...]
The Friday Five – Feed Me, Feed Me Now!
May 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Chinese Food, Cookbooks, Eating with kids, Food Writing, Foodie gifts, Friday Five
Of course, there are days when you can slow roast a whole hog, make your own puff pastry, make stock from scratch, and everyone will be happy. And then there’s a Tuesday night when everyone screams in at different times, ravenously hungry and desperate to eat. Right now. Where would you turn for inspiration? Here’s [...]
Come to Leicester!
May 10th, 2011 · 1 Comment · British favourites, Eating with kids, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Fruit & Veg, Local food, Places to eat
No, really! I know it’s not Ludlow or Abergavenney, but I love Leicester, particularly the market, which is a great traditional food market. This is not a chi chi farmers market, this is your “traditional” fruit and veg done really well, and reflecting Leicester’s position as the first UK city with no overall ethnic majority. [...]
Eating out – The Olive Branch at Clipsham
March 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Eating with kids, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Local food, Places to eat
I have no idea why we haven’t eaten at The Olive Branch before now. We’ve been in the area 8 years, it’s only 20 miles, and we know we like the chef’s style of cooking. Which is probably the problem, as The Olive Branch belongs to the same team who own the pub in our [...]
What’s the Easter bunny bringing your little one?
March 19th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Chocolate, Easter, Eating with kids, Foodie gifts, Places to shop online, Sweet treats
I was asked if I’d like to review the Bunny’s Easter Basket from Hotel Chocolat. I asked MGG if she’d mind helping…so we had one delivered, as you can imagine! Bad news for MGG was that it arrived whilst I was away on business and she had to just look at the delivery sitting there. [...]
Tags:Easter·Hotel Chocolat
If I can’t be in Venice…
March 13th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Eating with kids, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Italian food, Places to eat
I know I’m a little behind the curve, but on Saturday I finally got to eat at Polpo in Soho. If this is what backstreet taverns of Venice are like , then take me there and leave me there! It’s not just the buzzy, informal room. The rustic printed menus. The mixed up chairs. Although they’re [...]
Chopstick training time!
February 16th, 2011 · No Comments · Cooking with Kids, Eating with kids, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Places to shop online
I’ve written quite a few times about how much MGG loves her Chinese food, and she’s not bad with chopsticks. But you don’t just go from nothing to using chopsticks straight away. My local Chinese first off had a wad of paper and an elastic band round a set for her, and then we found some [...]
Quick pick – Patio veg planters for little ones
January 10th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Cooking with Kids, Eating with kids, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Fruit & Veg, Grow your own
Think ahead to those warm, balmy days of summer when salad will seem like the most desirable dish going. And what can be better than just popping outside and getting a few very, very fresh leaves? And is there a better crop to get kids involved with than growing salad? Its quick, and fairly foolproof, [...]
