Tag: seafood

Lasagne of Crab with Beurre Nantais

Lasagne of Crab with Beurre Nantais

inspired by Galvin La Chapelle It’s time for the fish course in my fantasy seven course menu. I had to think long and hard about this course. Part of me felt like a fish course, part of me thought I should just carry on with…

Linguine with Crab, Garlic, Parsley & Tomato

Linguine with Crab, Garlic, Parsley & Tomato

inspired by Hide This blog post is a little different to my usual ramblings about cooking. Truth be told I don’t want to talk about cooking today. I want to talk about shopping. Like many of us, I’m becoming more conscious of what I eat.…

Squid Ink Linguine, King Prawns, Tomato, Chilli & Rocket

Squid Ink Linguine, King Prawns, Tomato, Chilli & Rocket

inspired by Bocca in Cielo Last weekend I worked my first shift behind a bar this year. Normally going back to pulling pints is like a second nature to me. Normally I can slot right back into it. That’s the key word really isn’t it.…

Potted Shrimp Crumpet

Potted Shrimp Crumpet

inspired by Cornerstone Sometimes things aren’t always as they seem. It’s amazing the power that a decent photo has to deceive or gloss over the truth. A basic principle that governs all social media. The photographs of our lives that we put out for the…

Day 77:  Gin Cured Chalk Stream Trout, Dill, Lemon & Tonic, Cucumber

Day 77: Gin Cured Chalk Stream Trout, Dill, Lemon & Tonic, Cucumber

inspired by 215 Kitchen & Drinks “Something horrendous has happened and our lives have changed. We’ll have to go backwards to move forwards. We’ll find a balance.” Paul Welburn – Head Chef of 215 Oxford Kitchen, iNews I’ve been amazed at the resilience and the…

Day 51:  Devon Crab, Peanut Sauce, Pickled Cabbage

Day 51: Devon Crab, Peanut Sauce, Pickled Cabbage

inspired by Naughty Piglets I’m reading a book at the moment called “Happy Inside”. Don’t panic I’m not going to start talking about gut health. “Happy Inside” is actually a book about interior design. Written by Michelle Ogundehin, it’s about how the design of our…

Day 35: Scallops in Seaweed Butter

Day 35: Scallops in Seaweed Butter

inspired by The Sportsman After such a sunny weekend I’ve been dreaming of the seaside again. Chances are last weekend we would have hopped on a train to somewhere on the South Coast for a day out. Getting on a packed train with half of…

Day 10: Potted Shrimps

Day 10: Potted Shrimps

inspired by Andrew Edmunds Does anyone else find all the days blurring into one by now? Usually as the weekend approaches there’s a sense of excitement. But now what makes Saturday different from a Monday? Not a whole lot…. It’s time for a date night.…

Day 5: Crab, Carrot & Yolk

Day 5: Crab, Carrot & Yolk

inspired by Stark I’ve realised so far my posts have all been about London restaurants and I want to branch out further afield. I may have lived here for over 12 years but that doesn’t mean I always have to eat here! Plus seeing as…