tiger prawns

My wok, which I love to bits, gets plenty of action. It gets connected to my induction hob at least twice a week, and a stir-fry of sorts is definitely on the cards. Having just returned home from a grocery shop after work, I started to unpack what I had bought and and found at…

How to Defrost Frozen Prawns

It is very common that I have not planned in advance what I am about to cook when I get home from work, resulting in scrambling together what to have to shove down my gullet. In most instances I decide what I could based on the ingredients I have, rather than buy ingredients for a…

Flambéd Pineapple and Rum

I am not a sweet person. I am not cantankerous and bitter either. What I am alluding to is that I have no craving for anything sweet, and a desert is the course I am most likely going to skip on. I am not a fan of sweets, sugary drinks etc – so much so…

New year. New start. Ditch the bad, consume nothing but goodness. Lose 3 stones. Find a purpose to ironing. Cycle 1,000 miles by February. Give up bad things I did not even do (to make me feel better about changing something). Well, we all need pipe dreams ;o) It would be fair to say that…

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