Recent Eats: Cathy Erway’s Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup

This Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup, also known as Niu Rou Mian is not how my internal schema for a soup usually looks. I must admit, I tend to automatically be a bit of a boring British soup traditionalist – vegetables and stock, seasoned, cooked, and blitzed. Probably served with crusty bread. (Like with Deliciously Ella’s…(Continue Reading)

Recent Eats: Harumi Kurihara’s Tsukune

I’ve made a variety of Asian meatballs in the past, including Just One Cookbook’s teriyaki chicken meatballs, and Omnivore Cookbook’s Mongolian beef meatballs, which have all been incredible. I’m sure I will return to these recipes again for you all, but in the meantime, trust me, they’re delicious. I’m also a massive fan of anything…(Continue Reading)

Recent Eats: Gordon Ramsay’s Prawn Spring Rolls

Behold, a spring roll! I must admit, I am an ardent lover of a golden crispy spring roll. All fillings are welcome – duck, vegetable, or prawn! Or anything else you can think of! Whether supermarket bought or takeaway acquired, there’s not much more satisfying than dipping a finger-like parcel into a sauce of your…(Continue Reading)

Recent Eats: Deliciously Ella’s Creamy Mushroom Soup

Isn’t soup the best? Every iteration of its being fills me with unbridled joy. No matter what ingredients* go into the pot, soup always tastes delicious. Plus, they generally require minimal prep work – just chop some ingredients and fling them into a pot. The hardest part is the waiting. This mushroom soup from Deliciously…(Continue Reading)

Review: The Shropshire Inn, Haughton

A short and not sweet review for The Shropshire Inn, Haughton. Situated in Haughton, Staffordshire, The Shropshire Inn is curiously named after the neighbouring county of Staffordshire. An AA Rosette holder, their website claims that they “only serve the best quality, homemade dishes and specials”. However, I cannot particularly attest to whether this fact is…(Continue Reading)