Two Student Friendly Recipes- Spicy Thai and Guac Pasta!

Hello there, how are you? How's the Monday been? I've had a choc-a-block full day of uni work and an ear infection which makes me want to crawl into bed and never leave. I thought I'd do a foodie post today because for all my student readers out there, trying to find dinners that are cheap…

Spicy basil and kidney bean burgers

So usually you don't hear the words 'Kidney bean' and think 'Oh get in my belly' but here I have to tastefully disagree. These concontions look like burgers but they don't taste like one. I would be lying to you if I said the mixture of basil and kidney beans tastes anything like an aberdeen angus…

Winter isn’t winter if…

Like I said in my last blog post, I am full on in the christmas spirit but I thought maybe my festive cheer might be a bit too overbearig so I've moved over into the less dangerous territory of winter... 1) You don't fall over at least once on leaf sludge/ icy leaf sludge.  2)…

14 things that people who are addicted to food understand…

   I'm writing this with a face full of pasta and a smile on my face... 1) During one meal, you'll be already thinking about snacks or about dessert.  2) Salad is simply an addition to dinner not a WHOLE dinner.  3) You think you might have been born a cow because you're pretty sure…

Chocolate is better than people. Fact.

   If you mention the word chocolate and the words drizzle, stuffed, double, chips, melted, I will throw my purse at you and shout 'give me everything'. So as a devoted chocolate lover like everyone else (really how couldn't you be?!) I knew it was time to reveal the truth...chocolate is without a doubt better…

21 Things you don’t want to hear in a restaurant:

  1) 'I'm sorry sir...oh wait you're a woman, I'm sorry ma'am and I'm sorry I called you sir ma'am' 2) 'well it looks like somebody enjoyed their dinner (looks at your stomach)' 3) 'We ran out of fish about a week ago...but I guess we could find some old prawns in the bottom of…

Signs you’re probably not a natural born cook

   1)When you moved out of your parents house you did have to ring up and ask how to boil a potato.  2)You manage to set off your next door neighbours fire alarm.  3) People look nervous and a little bit sick when you suggest cooking.  4) More often than not your dinner parties include…

You’re a bad hungry person if…

When your tummys growling you just can't seem to be rational, you missed the bus? CRY. You forgot your bus pass. CRY. It's a cruel and heartless world out there.   You know what it's like, it's 9 in the morning and you already want your 11 o clock snack, somebody wants to talk to…