I can’t quite believe it is still August. Yesterday I awoke to a crisp chill in the air and a grey, rain filled day that felt distinctly like autumn. Unfortunately, not the best type of autumnal day. I love ones with clear blue skies, the sun low in the sky and the air biting your […]
A few months ago Little Italy opened its doors on Station Road in Horsforth. I had been eagerly awaiting its opening as it is a stones throw from where I live and perfectly situated in between mine and my friend’s house; ideal for emergency coffee and cake situations! This is both brilliant and dangerous. Soon […]
It is still spring! And the time to be planting seedlings. I am going a bit overboard this year and planning to fill our new raised beds with as much produce as they can take. My window sills have been crammed with little sprouts of plants and plants of sprouts, and I have been rapidly […]
Last year I went along to Homage2Fromage at Dock St Markets, and last week I made a return for their 7th cheesey event. They now meet at The Adelphi in Leeds, which is a great venue for it. Large enough to hold everyone, but still with an intimate atmostphere and a great mish mash of […]
Mr M and I bought some ham hocks from Butchers Row at Leeds Kirkgate Market. When doing so we weren’t expecting the question “would you like the trotters too?”, but we were asked and of course(?) answered with an enthusiastic “yes please”. I am very much a nose to tail type of eater and am […]
Box Pizza in Leeds has recently had a special of roast duck, sautéed leeks, roasted peppers and sweet chilli sauce. I wouldn’t have necessarily ordered this from anyone else – roast duck isn’t exactly the most obvious of pizza toppings. However, having tried it, i would certainly order it again – it was a big […]
Calls Landing (a stew and oyster bar in Leeds) gave local beer makers from Ilkley Brewery an evening to see whether their stout could rival Guinness as an accompaniment to oysters. MJ Fortis is a hearty stout, but with delicate flavours of liquorice and smokey mocha. Looking at the way the oyster shell scale tipped […]
I promised a pumpkin post ages ago… apologies! Pumpkins are one of those veg (that is technically a fruit?) that I presume must be difficult to grow because they look so amazing. However, they are surprisingly easy, which is a good job, as I just bunged the plant in the ground and then left it […]
Dock St Market played host to the second meeting of Homage2Fromage, a new cheese club in Leeds. This month it was all about goats cheese and beer. Cheese club? There is a whiff of the 70s about the term, but this new monthly gathering is anything but cheesey and outdated. I love most cheese, but […]
We had another great Hallowe’en this year, and absolutely loads of trick or treaters. Some are beginning to get a quite high tech – there were spinning green lights and all sorts! It’s great that they put the effort in and get into the spirit of it all (haaaa) and we did have the classics […]