Monthly Archives: May 2013
Spanakopita – Greek Pie
I really love Spanakopita, or Greek pie as well call it in our house. It is so easy to make for a quick mid-week dinner and is lovely for summer picnics or to accompany a BBQ. The main ingredients that make it a Spanakopita pie are the spinach and feta, but you can add your […]
Souk Kitchen
Souk Kitchen is a prime example of good quality fusion cuisine between North African and Middle Eastern dishes made for Western tastes. The food at this Bristolian restaurant does not seem to traditionally hark from one country, but are lovely adaptations of North African and Middle Eastern dishes to suit UK appetites. Tajines, salads, grills […]
Battledown Brewery
Tucked away on a back street of Cheltenham is a micro brewery, Battledown. The unassuming building it is housed resembles more of a shed than a brewery and is home to some of the loveliest local ales on offer. It sells itself as Cheltenham’s oldest working brewery, but by the fact it only started brewing […]
St Werburghs’ High Street
On first glance, St Werburghs could be any other community nestled on the outskirts of any city centre, but on closer inspection, it is an area of stark contrasts. It is situated between a wealth of allotments and a busy motorway, on another side is an out of town retail park, on the other a […]
Spicy Green Beans
This is a lovely easy side-dish that goes well alongside an East-Asian style main. Ingredients 4 cloves of garlic (finely sliced) 2 red Thai chillies 1 pack of fine green beans Toasted sesame seed oil Method Heat up a frying pan and add the oil, garlic, chillies and green beans. Cook for about 8 minutes […]
Curried Soup and Lager Bread
In the UK, curry and lager go together like two peas in a pod. This age old marriage is a perfect balance of naughty but nice. While this recipe for curried soup and lager bread is slightly off the grain, the flavours are still prominent and suit more of a lunchtime meal rather than the […]
