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Tuesday, 25 November 2014
COCKTAILS IN THE CITY - 2014
some things are better late than never right...right? i lost my memory card for what has seemed like an age and it's just turned up complete with all my pictures from cocktails in the city. It's a night where great bars from across London come together under one roof to sample one of their best cocktails so i couldn't not share it with you. i headed down with one of my work colleagues in search of the best tipple the capital could offer...
First up was one of my favourite bars...steam & rye. they are known for their outlandish cocktails and today's offering was 'fly me to the moon' - complete with paper airplane and bootlegger. it was delicious with a lovely lemon kick, just what i need before bumping in to the fella below....
Next on the list was Quo Vadis for a classic vodka martini...Smooth, sophisticated and will blow your head off!
Next stop was to watch in awe at the mixology from the Alchemist - the most theatrical and exciting bar of the night! i felt transported back to my GSCE chemistry class...

along the way we stopped off to be pampered by Harvey Nics who were on hand to do nails, make-up and hair...
my overall favourite drink of the night, and not just because i was stood queuing next to it for my hair, was from the harvey nichols bar. A delicious orange creation called lady marmalade served in jam jars and pretty straws. i literally could have stood by that bar chatting to the friendly staff all night!
Cocktails in the City will hopefully be back next year and i highly recommend it, i had a great night complete with dancing on twister mats, begging djs for 80's power ballads and scoffing hot dogs from bubbledogs - if you you can't wait till next year, check out the bars mentioned above in the meantime, look at the links below!
Monday, 24 November 2014
WEEK IN MEALS #3
This week again has been about strict clean eating (with a couple of cheats in the form of condiments - i can't live without hot sauce!). I find i have a lot more energy when i don't eat carbs which i know is strange as they are a source of energy - but by restricting them to a low amount i feel less sluggish and bloated. Below is a summary of my favourite eats this week:
Monday: Breakfast
3 poached eggs, spinach and grilled vine tomatoes
Monday: Breakfast
3 poached eggs, spinach and grilled vine tomatoes
Tuesday: Lunch
Little salad of lambs lettuce, chicken and cucumber
Wednesday: Breakfast
Three poached eggs and spinach, a pro-active yoghurt drink and green tea
Thursday: Dinner
Salad of spinach, avocado, cucumbers, olives, beetroot, toms, peppers and smoked salmon - my fav this week!
Friday: Dinner
An attempt at home-made nandos. Peri rubbed chicken, cous-cous, cabbage and brocolli and charred peppers
Saturday: Dinner
Sweet potato, chicken, beans, pak choi and broccolli and asparagus
Sunday: Lunch
Spinach, peppers, toms, olives, poached egg and bacon salad with seeds
Sunday, 23 November 2014
SUNDAY LUNCH: THE OLD ORCHARD
sunday afternoons for me are all about spending time with my family, eating good food and relaxing. I love visiting quiet little pubs for a sunday roast and one of my favourite places is the old Orchard pub in nearby Denham.
It's only about 20 minutes drive for my house into Denham and it feels like a little escape from London life. There's a massive lake, plenty of green grass and fresh air and a little canal which you can walk along before settling down for some good home-cooking.
They do brilliant roast dinners, i always go for for the mixed roast which comes with rare beef and pork with crackling and all the trimmings.Followed by a deliciously dense chocolate brownie and ice cream. All washed down with a glass of sauvignon blanc before heading home for an afternoon nap - bliss
Park Ln, Harefield, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB9 6HJ
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
A WEEK OF MEALS #2
Another week of
food brings with it the second in my series of ‘A Week of Meals’ posts. This week
I’ve been really trying to eat healthily and adopting an ‘eat clean’ approach
to my meals. The idea is that meals should only contain natural ingredients (as
a rule of thumb is, if it includes anything that you can’t pronounce on the
ingredients list –don’t eat it). I have felt really energised and have noticed
a reduction in the amount of bloating which I have after meals now that I’m
eating a low-carb diet. Hopefully the meals below show that you can still eat
interesting things, the more colourful the plate, the better!
Monday: Lunch
delicious salad of
beans, sugar snap peas, tomato, pepper and feta
bowl of oranges,
blueberries, blackberries and a plum
Wednesday:
Dinner
roasted vegetable couscous
with hot pepper sauce and avocado
Thursday: Lunch
another yummy
salad packed with butter beans, sugar snap peas, tomato, seeds and peppers
Friday: Lunch
ham hock salad,
with boiled egg, watercress, crushed new potato, peas and pesto
Saturday: Breakfast
poached egg and
avocado on toast
Sunday: Dinner
wok fried liver,
tenderstem broccoli, peppers and spinach in a garlic and soy sauce
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