Food and travel blog focusing on food travel and sight-seeing, from Cardiff to the Caribbean
Recently, I was kindly invited along to T.G.I Fridays in Cardiff to review the new menu, which launched on 14th July. Of the 67 T.G.I Friday’s restaurants in the UK, Cardiff is one of only two locations to offer the new menu, which features vibrant flavours and creative concoctions like cola-glazed beef ribs, Jack Daniel’s crispy duck […] Read more…
Having recently received a copy of A salad for all seasons cookbook by Harry Eastwood as a gift, I had a go at making the smoked chicken, watercress and almond salad with a garlic cream dressing (p35). However, I adapted the recipe by using chargrilled rather than smoked chicken, walnuts in place of almonds and mixed […] Read more…
Following on from my recent recipe for Jamaican jerk chicken with callaloo and rice and peas, Encona Sauces sent me a jar of their new Moroccan Harissa Marinade (£1.99 for 180g) to try out. Made using chillies and a selection of herbs and spices, harissa is a spicy, fragrant paste used commonly in Middle Eastern […] Read more…
Recently, Florette Salad challenged me to post a recipe on my blog using any one of their products. The obvious option was a salad, but I wasn’t sure what I was going to make at first; I’ve eaten so many salads lately, it had to be something a little bit different that wasn’t going to […] Read more…
Inspired by the time I spent in Jamaica last year, I recently made my own jerk chicken with rice and peas and callaloo. Here are the recipes I used: Jerk chicken Since I visited Jamaica last year, I’ve really missed the taste of authentic jerk chicken. After a couple of attempts to make it ‘from […] Read more…