Serves: 2 Cost: ~€5 Preparation and cooking time: ~10 minutes (not including the fries/chips) Calories: ~300 (mussels and sauce only) I always have a love-hate relationship with mussels. I have the utmost respect for these little shelled creatures after being violently ill no fewer than three times after eating them (in...
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Serves: -4 Cost: ~€8.50 Preparation and cooking time: ~1 hour Calories: ~474 per parcel This post has been a long time coming. I made this dish… well, I forget, but it was a long time ago. It was actually inspired by something we ate on New Year’s eve. Our “farewell-to-2012″ dinner was a quiet affair....
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Serves: ~2 Cost: ~€1.50-2.50, depending on the ale used Preparation time: ~5 minutes for the batter Calories: n/a Sometime ago, when my blog was in its infancy, I posted a rather ugly entry for fish and chips. Don’t get me wrong – the meal itself was tasty enough, but the photos were very “meh”. I decided...
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Hi everyone – today I have the honour of writing a guest post for Helene over at Masala Herb. I’ve been reading Helene’s blog for some time now and frequently marvel at the fantastic creations that come out of her kitchen. From things you will have heard of, to things you most probably won’t have heard of,...
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Serves: 2 Cost: ~€4.20 Preparation time: ~30 mins Calories: ~390 per serving Hi everyone – please forgive my tardiness in updating – as you may know, I’ve had family over, and indeed still do. I thought I had things well under control but it would appear that I was caught rather off-guard and didn’t really...
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Serves: 4 Cost: ~€3.80 Preparation time: ~25 minutes Calories: ~425 per serving From English schools and cricket matches to somewhere rather more far-flung. Today’s dish is something that the Brits rather stole from India, although we’ve no doubt modified it no small amount over the years. It’s not common at all...
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British guy, living in France since 2005, exploring my way through the culinary world - always eager to learn and try new things! Come along with me for the ride - check out my recipes 
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