There are those who love ice cream.  And there are those who LOVE ice cream.  I belong to the latter camp.  The current hot weather is a licence to 'stop and buy one' whilst on a walk - it's a good job the walks are counteracting the calories... Today we visited ...

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When you become a new mummy the little treats you plan for yourself, as a reward for the constant rounds of nappy changing, feeding, ga-ga-ga-ing and so on, become very important.  They can become one way of keeping you sane.  One of my new NCT pals and I have become ...

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Whilst looking for something completely different (bubble mixture to blow bubbles at gastrobaby, can't find them anywhere!) I discovered that Woolworths sells its pick and mix online! How COOL is that!! (I'm so easily pleased!!) http://www.woolworthsparty.co.uk/Pick_N_Mix/

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It seems we're starting to emerge from the fog that is a new baby.  Today we hit 13 weeks and all is well.  As long as you don't mind functioning on much less sleep than normal.  For the rest of your life.  :-) In order to celebrate not only the fact ...

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I knew there was a reason I'd not written a review from a meal we had in September.  I've waited so long that the restaurant in question now has a web site and I can remind myself what we ate!  As a treat for H's 40th birthday, we made a ...

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I know this is supposed to be a food related blog, but hey, sometimes a girl’s gotta rant. Can someone explain to me why the police think it’s a good idea to carry out a traffic census during rush hour?  I know, I know, they have to monitor the traffic or ...

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H & I unexpectedly found ourselves in Shropshire last week for a short break to celebrate his 40th birthday.  (Unexpectedly as in, we should have been in Menorca - it's a long story involving a lost passport, let's not go there...).  It's a beautiful part of the country and, handily for ...

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With H out on a 'networking' evening last week, I took the opportunity to visit Jem&I with a friend.  H had previously dismissed a visit there, as the veggie options were of the goats cheese tart/mushroom risotto variety.  But while the cat's away, as they say...

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I must apologise for the recent radio silence.  I have my reasons though.  The first involved moving house, the second is that H and I are now expecting gastrobaby in January.  As you can imagine, thinking about, looking at or writing about food for the first three months was a ...

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The Good Food Guide has just announced its shortlist for restaurant of the year - a list of independent regional restaurants voted for by its readers.  The North West entry is Nutters in Rochdale.  I have to confess that I have never heard of either it or its chef, who by ...

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