I've realised that the delay in writing this entry has only partly been caused by me watching the Olympics (go Team GB!!).  I suspect I've also been wondering if I can do justice in words to, hand on heart, one of the best meals I've ever had.  But I need to get on ...

I'm in that weird Sunday twilight zone where nothing much is really happening and the last of your weekend is slipping away and there's nothing you can do about it.  We've just spent a week in Devon, arriving back late last night.  I've spent this morning loading the washing machine and ...

It's been a week of many 'meals out', and I'm starting to feel the strain.  Today was Pizza Express with my parents and the niece and nephew (my initial thoughts of salad obviously falling by the wayside).  Last night was another good meal at Chilli Banana with friends, who shockingly had never been, ...

I fear my resolve may be weakening.  If you'd asked me a couple of weeks ago, I was all geared up to go to Summer in the Park this weekend at Platt Fields Park in Manchester.  It appears to be a foodie paradise - essentially an opportunity to stuff your face all ...

We were going to the cinema tonight, but we got fooled into thinking the sun was going to shine longer than five minutes and decided to stay home.  The sun has of course now disappeared, so I'm watching the football on TV, with a tall G&T and a box of chocolate ...