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Food in the suburbs - Victoria shares her recipes and reviews local restaurants

Fast winter warmers

Not the season for alfresco lunches

5:44pm Tuesday 5th January 2010

I've been cooped up at home with a slipped disc for the last 6 weeks! With my bad back I've had to resort to cooking some very fast food - that's still warming!

Bonfire Bolagnese Bake

Bonfire Bolagnese Bake

1:04pm Wednesday 4th November 2009

Here's a cheats version of lasagne that is actually better and much easier to make! Perfect for pre or post fireworks displays..

Lunches for Preferatarians

Today's lunch - fish pie and colcannon!!

2:32pm Monday 28th September 2009

Are you a preferatarian? Would your friends say you were fussy about food? Is Orange juice with 'bits' an abomination?

New Brighton and my blackberry glut

New Brighton and my blackberry glut

11:42pm Sunday 6th September 2009

Thia weekend I used up some blackberries and frozen egg whites, plus I went to a crafty food fair, that wasn't.

Wirral Food & Drink Festival

1:25pm Wednesday 2nd September 2009

We were even treated to sunshine as I joined the crowds at Wirral's annual festival this bank holiday Monday.

Summer baking

Summer baking

6:58pm Sunday 30th August 2009

Cupcakes are very trendy at the moment and are so easy to make special!

Easy summer tart

This is a great way to use up leftover fresh pesto

11:30pm Sunday 21st June 2009

One of my favourite pastry dishes, perfect cut into dinky squares to be eaten as a hot canape, is Pesto, Ham and Boursin Tart.

Night out? Power out

11:57pm Monday 20th April 2009

I feel sorry for the people still eating their dinner late tonight at the Coliseum at Cheshire Oaks.

Good Friday Faki Soup

As well as φακή, these dyed eggs are also an Easter tradition. Photo: Flickr, abbyladybug

8:11am Saturday 11th April 2009

Faki (φακή) is a traditional Greek lentil soup eaten on Good Friday, with Easter the biggest holiday in the Greek Orthodox Church's calendar.

Day tripping

Blue Boar - With hops hanging from the ceiling

12:12pm Tuesday 24th March 2009

I've been on two small trips so far this Spring. Firstly I went to Hinton Waldrist, in Oxfordshire, to trace some family roots back to 1751. We stayed in the village and for dinner were all set to go to the Trout at Tadpole Bridge (not to be confused with the famous Trout nr. Oxford).




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