Follow my blog with Bloglovin Travelzoo currently have a mammoth deal at the moment with a Sosban discount voucher. Based in Llanelli in grade II listed building dating back to 1872 when it was originally a pumping engine. We tried popping in for Sunday lunch a few months back when we were near by but […]

slider afternoon tea at Celtic Manor

It was only a few weeks ago we got invited to the launch of the new Mulberry Cocktail bar at the Celtic Manor but it was there I noticed the upcoming Afternoon Tea’s with a twist taking place across the Celtic Manor Resort. Being a favourite of mine for Afternoon tea and having tried three […]

Seeing as I’ve now tried most of the menu’s at Park Plaza’s Laguna Restaurant in Cardiff, I thought it’s about time I wrote a review to let people know what they are missing out on if they’ve never been. The Laguna Restaurant sits on the ground floor of the Park Plaza Cardiff Hotel on Greyfriar’s […]

Guilt free kebab recipe

Baharat and apricot lamb meatballs ingredients 500g lamb mince 3 teaspoons Baharat spice mix 3 cloves garlic finely grated 1 large shallot finely chopped 50g dried apricot chopped into small chunks Instructions I prefer to have my onions and or shallots browned before adding to burgers or meatballs to add a slight sweetness and take […]

Italian sausage pasta recipe

Italian sausage pasta ingredients 4 Italian sausages, skin removed and rolled into little meatballs (I got mine from Cardiff Indoor Market) 3 cloves of garlic grated finely 8 field mushrooms or 1 large cut finely 1 large shallot cut finely 8 leaves Cavolo Nero ½ tub of Ricotta cheese Enough spaghetti for 2 (I’ll leave […]

Mac n cheese recipe

Mac n cheese ingredients 400g elbow or macaroni pasta 250g of mixed cheese (I used up leftovers from 5 different cheeses from xmas including smoked, brie, mature cheddar and parmesan) 1 leek thinly sliced 100g good quality bacon 1 teaspoon mustard powder or 2 teaspoons of ready mixed English or wholegrain depending on taste 750ml […]

healthy pizza

Spicy tomato sauce 1 tin plum tomatoes 1/2 small red onion diced 1 clove garlic finely grated 1 medium chilli finely grated 2 teaspoons dried oregano Couple of stalks of fresh thyme (or dried if you haven’t got any fresh) 1/4 jarred roasted pepper Balsamic vinegar salt and pepper to taste Pizza ingredients This is […]

lardo fried rice goat massamam and smoked brisket drunken noodles smoking goat shoreditch

I’d stumbled on Smoking Goat the week before in London when coming out of Dishoom for an afternoon beer and didn’t have chance to see what they did there.As we were in the neighbourhood walking back from training and with no prior plans we thought we would pop in and see what they had cooking […]

thai turkey and pork meatball curry

Thai Pork and Turkey Meatballs Ingredients 250g turkey mince 250g pork mince 2 teaspoons curry powder (I used a Malaysian Curry mix) 1 teaspoon ground lemongrass 3 cloves garlic minced 1 thai chilli grated or chopped finely 1 small shallot grated or chopped finely 1 thumb size piece of ginger grated finely Salt and pepper […]

Korean Beef Short rib recipe

Korean Beef Short Rib Ingredients 2 ribs of beef 4 cloves of garlic squashed with palm of the hand 1 thumb sized piece of ginger sliced 4 spring onions chopped 1 chinese pear pureed or grated These measurements below were rough and didn’t use any measuring devices 60ml light soy sauce 30ml water 30ml rice […]