The Cuban, Bristol – Review

The new menu at @TheCubanBristol is as delicious as their Mojitos

Pork, apple and stuffing mini pies

Mini or "hand" pies are apparently the new Pintrest craze sweeping the nations. A pie, you can hold, in your hand? WITCHCRAFT! Sweet or savoury, the Americans think they are on to something with these single serving pastries. As a Brit, i know we got there  first with pork pies, Cornish Pasties and eccles cakes, …

Special Sausage Plait

Winter has nearly passed but the rain and cold are still desperately digging their claws in. The clocks have gone forward, the sun is shining, you think its safe to leave the scarf and umbrella at home and you get caught out, arriving at work or home with cold wet hair plastered to your face, …

Pear, ginger and garlic pork – AUTUMN IS HERE

Autumn is totally here...well it was, then 18c happened over this week and my face dropped like a lead weight. I have shut up over the entire summer about how hot it has been and let the sun worshippers have their fun but when is it my go? When is it Charlie's time to shine? …

Chicken Katsu – Storecupboard edition.

I adore chicken katsu, not the curry, i have never liked the chip shop style curry sauce that you often find served under the guise of katsu curry but love the sweet, tangy oil slick like sauce soaked up by crispy crumb, succulent meat and well cooked rice that you get with a good, plain …

Review – Small Bar, Bristol

Well as i eat out at least once a week i thought i would throw my hat into the ring and do the odd review as well as the crafting and cooking. Lets face it, who can actually be bothered to cook EVERY night? Last night myself and my partner headed around to Small Bar …

Vietnamese Style Shu Mai or “dumplings” to the uncultured.

Hello again, more eastern dishes for you this time, there has been a bit of a theme lately but i'm not sorry for it. I have been planning to make dumplings for as long as i have had an interest in cooking that stretched further than attempting tinned soup and some cheese on toast as …

BBV’s Brilliant BBQ sauce

Here is a place i find myself a lot. I am invited to BBQ after BBQ and am asked to bring some food and something to drink...the panic sets in. I check the bank balance, not much there, check the fridge, freezer, store cupboard and desperately rack my brains for something i can take that …

Store cupboard staples, Jamaican Pork

So one week from payday i am seriously skint, down to my last £10 and was having a panic about what i could cook for dinner. Luckily i went shopping at the beginning of the month and knew i pork, rice, peas and a drawer stuffed with herbs and spices. I remembered a beautiful dish …