Month: October 2013

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Cheap Eats #8

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A couple of weeks ago I got a huge meat box from The Schoolrooms and my freezer is now well and truly stocked up with top quality meat. I bought it through a Groupon offer and it only cost me around £20, which was amazing given the amount of produce included. In fact, there was so much that I’d have been happy to pay the full price of about £45 and I’m going to be ordering more from them in the future.Included in my batch was a pound of stewing beef which was simply crying out to be used in the … Continue reading Cheap Eats #8

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Cheap Eats #7

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Apologies for being a bit quiet on the whole cheap eats side of things. We were out for a lot of last week and we just ate out of the freezer on the nights we were in. However, I did manage to get do cooking the week before last.This Moroccan Lamb Tagine was pretty dull to be honest. Given that I generally like to use neck of lamb (on the bone) when cooking this dish, I really didn’t like using mince instead. I also thought that the spicing was a bit bland. Having said this, it was easy enough to … Continue reading Cheap Eats #7

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The Old House, Sheffield

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Over the past year or so, The Old House has become a real favourite of mine. Firstly, the bar is handily located  on Devonshire Street and close to my flat. But I also like the interesting cocktail list and the fact that there’s always a good selection of local ales on the bar. More importantly, I’ve had a run of good meals here. And all this makes The Old House a good option for drinks or dinner – it’s now included on my ‘to do’ list on most of my nights out. Table service comes as standard here, but traditionalists can … Continue reading The Old House, Sheffield

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Cheap Eats #6

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I’m not too sure how cheap this week’s cheap eats actually are and I’m conscious of the fact that I’ve stopped working out the price of each portion which doesn’t help. Did anyone find the breakdowns useful?Anyhoo, we ate two new dishes last week and I have to say that I was impressed with them both. Sweet potato and egg curry (from page 154 of the Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook, 200 Slow Cooker Recipes) was spices, sweet potato, tomatoes and lentils, all thrown into the slow cooker and cooked for a day before adding boiled eggs and tinned peas. Having … Continue reading Cheap Eats #6

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Nourish – Fast Food with a Conscience

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Fast food has become a way of life for many of us and it’s easy to see why. It’s an easy, reliable and cheap option, it’s just a shame that it isn’t always the right option. Aside from the fact that the food available at McDonalds, KFC, Burger King et al is just plain unhealthy, the way that these companies work just doesn’t sit right with me and I have shunned these kind of places for many years now. Thankfully this hasn’t been any real hardship for me. I have no interest in eating a ‘burger’ that has the flavour and consistency of a piece of … Continue reading Nourish – Fast Food with a Conscience

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Grind Cafe, Sheffield – Exposed Blog Post

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The Grind Café is known as a hidden gem in Sheffield. However its reputation as such is so prolific that I’m not entirely sure it can continue to carry that title. Long before my first visit I’d already heard lots about it and I knew that the sausage rolls have just the right ratio of pastry v meat, allowing the latter to do the majority of the talking, and that the daily changing salads are as tasty as they are fresh and vibrant. Gem – yes. Hidden – not so much. But, having said this, and despite the café being … Continue reading Grind Cafe, Sheffield – Exposed Blog Post

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INOX Restaurant – Sheffield

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I received this press release a few days ago and, well, it sounded interesting, so I thought I’d share it with you… City’s Newest Restaurant Serves-Up Local Flavour A taste of Sheffield and the city’s steel heritage is the inspiration for the new Inox Dine restaurant and hospitality venue located at the University of Sheffield’s multi-million pound re-development of the Students’ Union Building. The brand new 100 cover restaurant has honoured the centenary of the invention of stainless steel by choosing Inox as its name – Inox being the word for stainless steel in metallurgy. It aims to showcase the … Continue reading INOX Restaurant – Sheffield

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Fitzwilliam and West, Sheffield – Sunday Lunch

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Fitwilliam and West, the revamped Bar 23, has been open a while, and although it has been recommended to me a few times (with one such recommendation making its way to this blog) and I do have vague memories of a really good steak there (I was slightly tipsy) I hadn’t really spent any time there… but after last Sunday I can assure you that is set to change.After receiving an invite to check out their Sunday dinners, Gav and I ventured into the bar which is situated in West One, Sheffield. Thinking that we would be seated upstairs (which is where … Continue reading Fitzwilliam and West, Sheffield – Sunday Lunch