Detox is officially over!

Leffe in the summer sun

Damn you red wine and Chinese buffet! It wasn’t really my fault, mum had bought us tickets to an event at our local L’Occitane store to pick up some nice smelling goodies for summer and the assistant offered me a glass of champagne. I couldn’t resist it! Just rushed from work and I deserved a drink right?! Laden with goodies we continued our midweek drinking before we set off home.

Saturday – started the day with a piece of toast to keep me going until dinner. To stop me from snacking I watched an entire run of Come Dine With Me and then Fat Families.

All that food made me appreciate the all you can eat Chinese buffet! Amazing food, little plates to share so you can ignore how much you’ve had because it’s not all piled up. Lovely food, nice wine, great company.

Detox officially over and I have no regrets! Yum!

Sunday – Leffe Blonde in a beer garden.

A fresh start in the kitchen…..

Arrived home from honeymoon on Thursday to an empty fridge. Part of me panicked and the other half was looking forward to the new start. I intended to make a plan stick to a shopping list and use up everything over the week with limited waste.

I need to detox too! Two weeks in the sunshine surviving on neon Calippo’s, drinking lurid coloured cocktails in the evening and becoming a stranger to any fruit or vegetables from back home was taking it’s toll. My face was starting to look like beef jerky and I was very close to popping Immodium like they were Softmints.

Caribbean night!

Last week we had Caribbean night, my friend went to Barbados on her holiday and bought me back Bajan barbecue rub, jerk seasoning and a fantastic new cookbook! I just had to try it out as soon as I could. On the menu, jerk chicken with rice and peas (beans), complete with ginger beer! Lush. Picture is on the food gallery

Caribbean chicken – Perfect with an ice cold ginger beer!

Ginger & Tomato Pasta – believe me it works!

Just made a gorgeous pasta dish that I used to have on lunch breaks from a little deli in The Lanes. The ginger gives a lovely warmth similar to chilli but without the kick. Try it out for a change of flavour to a simple pasta dish!

Hi I’m Faye!

Hi I’m Faye and this is my food blog!