Sometimes, I do try to be healthy.  Not so long back I was at the gym 3/4 times a week and I ate my five a day, everyday.  Things have slipped and I’ll be trying to sort out my lifestyle a bit over the next few months.  Of course I will still live the foodie lifestyle.  After all food made with top quality ingredients is perfect for the health conscious. So, first up is an old favourtie of mine; the The Breakfast Milkshake. It’s easy to make; providing you have a blender. Ingredients; Large glass (a pint?) of milkOne banana10-12 … Continue reading The Breakfast Milkshake

We had the last of the sardines tonight. I gutted and cleaned them, stuffed them with chopped coriander and chilli. I then squeezed the juice of half a fat lemon over them, seasoned and drizzled with olive oil. Once my char-grill pan was smoking hot I cooked the sardines for 2 minutes each side. I then squeezed more lemon juice over the fish and served them with salad, bread and butter.Oh my. Sod roasting sardines; char-grilling or barbecuing is the way  The fish was really smoky and the skin was crisp, but the flesh was still lovely and moist. Fantastic.I now need more … Continue reading Sardine Supper – No 2

On my most recent trip to Castle Market I spotted kilo bags of sardines on offer for £2. I hadn’t banked on buying sardines and was actually after some Rainbow Trout, but given the price and the fact that I could buy them frozen I had to have them! Once home I stuck them back in the freezer so that I could use them once I’d devised my plan… The people of Twitter and the Blogging world (The Knifeman, Steel City Kitchen, Just Preserves, The Food Nut & He Who Cooks Eats) were happy to provide ideas and I took them … Continue reading Sardine Supper – Roasted Sardines with Lemon, Chilli, Garlic and Coriander

Normally I am insanely jealous when the husband has a day off and I have to put in a hard day’s work…. but not this time. To be fair he is putting in a few night shifts and weekends at the moment so he was due a break. Also, he spent a fair amount of it preparing my dinner!Having bought some fab W Bunting & Son lamb steaks the dish had to be lamb based. Gav, having spotted some wild garlic on a recent bike ride, went off foraging for some to go with the lamb (via lunch at Amigo’s Mexican … Continue reading The husband cooks!