Is there anything better than a gin and tonic on a Summer evening in a sun-kissed garden as the sun goes down? Well, these Elderflower Gin and Tonic Macarons captures all of those delicious senses in a couple of flouncy…
The Bristol Hotel has one of the best spots for people watching in the city, I discovered recently when tucking into my Sunday roast. Looking out to the harbourside, you see all sorts of walks of life, especially as the…
I’m not a morning person at all. I always need a caffeine-fuelled pick me up. My friend Julianne at Part Time Passport blog and I became obsessed with Vietnamese coffees the first time we had a proper sit-down and get…
I love Bristol as a city. Stay for a while and then it will get under your skin, you’ll not want to leave. It unfolds and develops, showing off what makes it such a unique place. Want to know a…
If you follow me on Instagram, you might think my main diet is miniature patisseries and cucumber sandwiches for my love an afternoon tea. Next on my list is the charming Coworth Park, Ascot. Coworth Park is a luxury country…
With the evenings getting lighter and ever so warmer, it gets me greedy for gambas, all sorts of tapas and chilled sherry. What better place to head to than Gambas, located at the buzzing Wapping Wharf in Bristol, looking out…
As a part of mine and Julianne of Part-Time Passport blog trip to Genoa, Italy, we had also planned a day trip for some exploring of Cinque Terre on the coast. Having spied all the gorgeous pictures of colourful coastal…
If you checked out last weeks post on my Food Tour of Genoa, Italy, you would have read that we sampled the delicate Hazelnut Kisses Biscuits or Baci di Dama, nutty biscuits sandwiched with dark chocolate. This is a super…
I adore Italy to visit, the architecture, the countryside, the people and most importantly the food! When planning my holiday to Genova, Italy with the lovely Julianne from Part Time Passport Blog, I knew that we needed a food tour…
Nestled in a side street of restaurants is Pasta Ripiena, Bristol the little sister of Pasta Loco, the setting of cosy delicious Italian food, that will have you moping your plates with the homemade focaccia bread to savour every drop…
Eccles cakes hold a special place in my heart. We had a dear family friend, Eunice, who’s Eccles Cake recipe was the very best. Eunice and her husband Jeff, became a third set of grandparents to my brother and I,…