LET'S GET FESTIVE!


I had high (and overly ambitious) hopes this year of publishing a 'special feature piece' on a monthly basis.

SLIPPING BY ...


It is very nearly November, our renovations are steaming ahead and before too long I will be leaving this beautiful city to return home to days filled with 100% humidity.

BEST. STREET FOOD. EVER.


"Stepping onto the streets of Hanoi is like stepping into one gigantic, bustling kitchen - everywhere, something is being rolled, boiled, steamed or fried." Tracey Lister - Vietnamese Street Food

and right she is!


IT'S THE SIMPLE THINGS


I mentioned the other day that at 44 we have been venturing into this clean-eating caper.

TIME GOES BY

Apologies for the silence. Time seems to get away from me these days. I could say I am not sure where my days go but that would be a lie. I know exactly what happens to them. I unashamedly spend hours of my life staring at this gorgeous little face...

SEASON OF NEW BEGINNINGS


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Happy Mother's Day to all of the fabulous Mum's out there, especially the first timers!

BAKING OF A DIFFERENT KIND



As you all know we love to bake here at 44 Cookham Road and for the last 9 months, along with the yummy food we whip up in our mini-kitchen we have also been doing some baking of a different kind.

LAMB MAN-SANGAS


A few weeks back we had our Chinese New Year long weekend, and it was very food focused, as you would no doubt expect from us! 

PANCAKES!

 A sweet treat to finish off what has been a great four day weekend!

REVIEW OF AN EXQUISITE BOOK: POLPO


“Polpo, A Venetian Cookbook (of sorts)”, brings to readers 140 recipes from the restaurant of the same name based in Soho, London. Russell Norman is the owner of Polpo and author of the book which was winner of the Waterstones Book of the Year award 2012.