The Retro Diva…
Beyonce… the ultimate female superstar of our generation, the woman with strength, elegance and beauty we all crave and admire, a talent which no other can surpass, she has once again given us a video of true diva-ness! As the latest album 4 was released in the summer, Beyonce has proved she’s still running the [...]
The humble British banger: a porky delight
Last week was National Sausage Week so I thought I’d keep it topical and experiment with sausage. Incidentally it was also National Sandwich Day last week which along with most of the population I unknowingly celebrated with a, erm, sandwich. It seems there’s a National Day/Week for just about every foodstuff going: curries, apples, eggs [...]
Phantom of the Okra
You may find a time in your student culinary life when you have an important visitor or a guest whom you are expected to feed and impress. With it being Halloween weekend, I certainly didn’t want to be scaring anybody off. Rewinding to the start of the week, my first two essays needed writing and [...]
Dev’s Halloween special – just treats, no tricks
Just in case you haven’t had enough of Halloween already or your bin is full and you’re not sure what to do with your pumpkin remains, I’ve got the perfect solutions. I briefly considered breaking the mould and writing about Diwali foodstuffs instead of pumpkins: however I don’t think the chicken korma i learnt to [...]
Pinches of Salt
5 Plates Too Many Gluttony, greed and other sins probably sums up my weekend. During a parental visit on Friday I quickly jumped at the offer to eat real food at a real restaurant (apparently Subway doesn’t count…) and was perplexed by the choices in Leeds. A swift Google search led me to ‘Red Hot [...]