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Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity. ~Voltaire

Working Lunch

My new packed lunch that I’ve been trying out this week at work:

Wafer thin honey roasted ham with kale, wholegrain mustard, sundried tomatoes, capers and cheese on farmhouse seeded bread. You wouldn’t think that the sundried tomatoes would work, but they really do! And capers just make everything taste better.

Bikini bod here I come (I hope)

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Dinner tonight…

For dinner tonight I cooked bramley apple sausages with roasted red onion, courgette and crispy kale. Kale is absolutely brilliant if you haven’t come across it before. When roasted it tastes similar to crispy seaweed, and it’s divine. But be careful, it literally only needs one minute under the grill!

I don’t think this is helping the bikini bod, especially as my housemate informed me of her massive packet of Chilli Heatwave Doritos…woops.

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Pub lunch on Sunday at Arragon House, Parson’s Green. Awful interior and service/atmosphere, BUT, their food was pretty decent. The company wasn’t so bad either…
I didn’t realise I would be getting half of an actual chicken when I ordered my chicken roast, with all the trimmings - roast potatoes, seasonal veg, yorkshire pudding and a creamy mushroom sauce. It was a challenge, and one I was willing to take on, helped by my hungover state. I do love my gravy with a roast, but I must say, the mushroom sauce was a welcome substitute, and really complimented the rest of the meal. Sadly the potatoes weren’t up to scratch, but who can honestly ever beat Granny’s roasties anyway? The chicken itself? Juicy and perfectly cooked. I only needed some help with the very last morsels.
Arragon House probably wouldn’t be my first choice for my next Sunday lunch purely because of the atmosphere, but their roast was pretty decent.

Pub lunch on Sunday at Arragon House, Parson’s Green. Awful interior and service/atmosphere, BUT, their food was pretty decent. The company wasn’t so bad either…

I didn’t realise I would be getting half of an actual chicken when I ordered my chicken roast, with all the trimmings - roast potatoes, seasonal veg, yorkshire pudding and a creamy mushroom sauce. It was a challenge, and one I was willing to take on, helped by my hungover state. I do love my gravy with a roast, but I must say, the mushroom sauce was a welcome substitute, and really complimented the rest of the meal. Sadly the potatoes weren’t up to scratch, but who can honestly ever beat Granny’s roasties anyway? The chicken itself? Juicy and perfectly cooked. I only needed some help with the very last morsels.

Arragon House probably wouldn’t be my first choice for my next Sunday lunch purely because of the atmosphere, but their roast was pretty decent.

Well this is definitely one to try on a hangover. Tater Tot Nachos. Could it get any more tempting and stodgy?

Well this is definitely one to try on a hangover. Tater Tot Nachos. Could it get any more tempting and stodgy?

Another healthy one here…Pumpkin and spinach flatbreads with goat’s cheese. Mmmm

Another healthy one here…Pumpkin and spinach flatbreads with goat’s cheese. Mmmm

If you’re looking for healthy meal options that are still delicious and simple, then look no further. Grilled asparagus salad with haloumi.

If you’re looking for healthy meal options that are still delicious and simple, then look no further. Grilled asparagus salad with haloumi.

Coming soon…

My Venice food experience write up. It’s a good’un.

Apologies for lack of posts - horrifically busy with work at the moment!

Holy shit these look insane. Excuse the language but so necessary. Why can’t it be Pancake day already? Banana and Nutella rolls. Drooling.

Holy shit these look insane. Excuse the language but so necessary. Why can’t it be Pancake day already? Banana and Nutella rolls. Drooling.


Pork Asada Tacos with Tomatillo Salsa Verde. Love a bit of Mexican and the thickness of this pork! Proper portions. That’s what we like. 

Pork Asada Tacos with Tomatillo Salsa Verde. Love a bit of Mexican and the thickness of this pork! Proper portions. That’s what we like. 

Cremini Mushroom and Ricotta Cheese Toasta

Cremini Mushroom and Ricotta Cheese Toasta