I like chocolate, and I’m fairly sure that there are a great many people who would always receive a gift of chocolate with great glee. And Hotel Chocolat is an interesting source, with well defined buying policies, good flavour combos, and traceable cocoa. Earlier in the year they sent me an Easter gift for review, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Mexican Food'
When chocolate gets adventurous
July 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, British favourites, Chocolate, Cookbooks, Easter, Foodie gifts, Mexican Food, Places to shop online, Recipes, Sweet treats
Overcoming a chilli crisis
January 26th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Fruit & Veg, Grow your own, Ingredients, Mexican Food, Recipes
Whilst I was away I heard a news article about the price of chillies in Indonesia, where they are now more per kilo than meat. Given how much chilli goes into the average Indonesian dish, you can imagine the uproar! A lot of people are now trying to grow their own out there, which is [...]
Tags:chillies·Grow your own·Wahaca
So, do fajitas top your charts?
March 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Eating with kids, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Fruit & Veg, Grow your own, Ingredients, Kitchenwares, Mexican Food, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts
Was listening to Radio 4 in the car yesterday where they were reporting the Daily Mail piece about fajitas now being the top dinner party dish in the UK. Was it just me that was surprised? I mean, we love fajitas and cook them a lot for family suppers, but of all the meals that [...]
Tags:beef skirt·chillies·Cool Chile Co·fajitas·Grow your own·Mexican Food·tequila·Tex Mex food·World of Chillies
The Friday Five – getting hot and spicy
March 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Cookbooks, Eating with kids, Foodie gifts, Friday Five, Mexican Food, Spirits
I’m a couple of weeks behind the launch date, but I wanted to feature Thomasina Miers’ Mexican Food. I have had two of the best evenings at Wahaca, which takes Mexican food, and tequila, to another level for me. The difference between Wahaca and somewhere like Chiquitos is like the difference between Burger King and Hawksmoor. So, [...]
Tags:cocktails·Cookbooks·Cooking with kids·Mexican Food·spices·tequila·Thomasina Miers
