60th Birthday Celebrations around East London. Includes my family history from the area. Irish Breakfast, Thai food, Modern European food
Roasted Fennel, Easy Vegan Dish for the New Year
It’s 2023, and although I don’t make New Year resolutions I do like to make veggie focused dishes. Here’s one I made recently from Riverford Organic that tastes great, is easy to make and happens to be vegan. Ingredients for 4-6 Servings 3 large fennel… Read More
Chocolate Babka: Baking, Birthdays and Lockdowns
An alternative title for this blog post could have been the Babka baking bible. Simon suggested this due to the level of detail I have included. I didn’t mean to write quite so much however it has turned into everything you wanted to know about… Read More
Our Pick of 4 Beers and 1 Cider for Thanksgiving
Last November, when Brendon O’Brien, DeCicco’s Supermarket’s Merchant of Joy (and also, Director of Beer) and I sat down to discuss the ideal beverages to serve for the Thanksgiving Holiday Meal, little could we have known about the mayhem that would descend upon the whole… Read More
Feeding London With Compassion
We are living in unprecedented times. I have heard and read those words so many times. My Mum said in early March that the Covid-19 pandemic will bring out the best in some, the worst in others. One such positive story is Compassion London, a… Read More
Blueberry & Blackberry Birthday Cupcakes-Refined Sugar Free
March is a time of year that involves lots of birthday celebrations . Simon’s Son, Mother, Niece, and my Father, some close friends and my own too. We would usually have a few family and friends celebrations either involving a meal out , and usually… Read More




