Nitrogenie ice cream

If you’re visiting Thorpe Park or Alton Towers, I recommend a stop by the Nitrogenie store for some ice cream. The store uses liquid nitrogen to freeze the ingredients into ice cream. The results are an ice cream thick in texture and slow to melt. It reminded me of the Turkish ice cream “Dondurma” (if…

My Old Dutch

How did I almost forget to share with you this little gem? My Old Dutch is a pancake house offering both sweet and savoury crepes, and they’re large enough for plenty of filling! This was of my favourite places to eat when I was at university because it was just round the corner and it…

Afghan Kitchen – Angel

I’ve been wanting to try Afghan food for some time and this little place in Angel was a great first introduction to the cuisine. The restaurant has two floors, both of which you can expect to be tightly packed with guests, making use of all the space of the small premise. The Afghan Kitchen also…

Homemade Potato Gnocchi

So this video from Tasty popped up on Facebook – how to make homemade gnocchi. I’m a huge fan of these potato dumplings but unfortunately the supermarket gnocchi creep my husband out as he says they remind him too much of grubs, so we decided to made some without the spiral texture. Surprisingly they were super…

Peanut butter and banana combo

In case you don’t spend all your time on Pinterest and Instagram looking at pictures of food like me, and you haven’t heard of this combo before I thought I would share this with you! This is a spread of peanut butter with sliced banana and a sprinkle of chia seed, for extra nutrients. I…

Gelupo – Soho

This ice cream cafe is just off Shaftesbury Avenue, close to Piccadilly Circus. Its location in Soho is perfect for an after dinner treat, however we always struggle to go after eating out as we usually feel too full to enjoy the ice cream. After intending to visit the gelateria for months, we finally decided…

Aubergine meatballs

So the new thing on my mind is how do I eat 10 fruit and veg a day when I wasn’t even managing 5 before! In my attempt to vamp up my diet, I have had a pretty veggie filled week! These aubergine meatballs by Skinny Taste are an excellent choice for a meat free Monday! The recipe…

Sun-dried tomato and mozzarella quinoa burgers

As much as I’m a fan of meat burgers, I can never cook a beef burger well at home. I normally overcook the patties so I stick to eating burgers out instead. At home, we prefer making vegetarian burgers – from a variety of veggie patties and bean burgers to quinoa burgers. Jessica in the…

Black bean quesadillas

This week I was inspired by Wahaca’s black bean quesadillas to make some of my own at home. This is a fairly simple dish which is really filling but can also accompany a salad as a side. (It goes really well with a Mexican salad I like to make which I will save for another…

Butifarra – Peruvian

Listed on Time Out’s ‘The 100 best cheap eats in London’, this eatery is certainly very attractive on price. Butifarra is located in Soho, near Leicester Squarer and serves Peruvian food. We therefore couldn’t visit without trying out the ceviche speciality – Sea beam (£6). It was served in tiger milk (we requested the Amarillo…

Jambalaya – chicken and chorizo

I have one more BBC’s Good Food recipe to recommend. We first cooked this dish 3 years ago while at university. The main ingredients are chicken, chorizo, red peppers and rice. The dish is very hearty and filling, and also great cold if there are any leftovers. We suggest using a good quality chorizo, otherwise when…

Cod with celeriac purée

Valentine’s Day – As a tradition, we don’t tend to eat out on this day in order to avoid the crowds of blossoming couples eager to impress each other. Instead we cook at home. This recipe was super easy to make. I couldn’t find Halibut in my local supermarket so I decided to swap it…