Dear Diary. Flexitarian Recipes. When Appetite Comes Back
A reflective January spent cooking meat-free led me towards flexitarian recipes, fish, vegetables, soups and satisfying seasonal home cooking that genuinely suits winter.
Dear Diary. Fridge Organisation Ideas and Shelf Psychology
What we can see, we cook. A gentle look at fridge organisation ideas and the quiet logistics behind delicious, thrifty meals.
Dear Diary — A Quieter Plate with January Healthy Recipes.
Dear Diary — Jan 1st. I’m leaning into healthy January recipes that feel bright, veg-forward and properly comforting. Expect quick dinners (often under 30 minutes), less meat and fish, and food that’s genuinely delicious.
Notes on a Stress Free Christmas Dinner.
Somewhere between the first supermarket advert and the tinsel aisle, Christmas lunch starts to feel like an exam. This is my little love letter to a stress free Christmas dinner: a gentler, more human way to feed the people you love, with smoked salmon tart, celeriac soup, pork and stuffing roast bombs and pigs in blankets that don’t cost you your sanity.
Plates by Purnell’s Review
Plates by Purnell’s review, gorgeous dining room, good service and plates that look the part but were pricey, underwhelming and forgettable.
Piccalilli Nottingham Review. Candlelit Comfort in a Hidden Courtyard
This Piccalilli Nottingham review covers a softly lit dining room tucked off the city centre, plates of treacle-baked ham, bright, sharp fish and a chocolate, coffee and whisky sponge that almost finished me off. Warm service, understated elegance and food I’d happily eat again.
October Store Cupboard Staples. Pantry-to-plate, anytime.
The jars and tins I actually cooked with this month: capers + anchovies, coconut milk, white miso, butter beans, dark chocolate and banana-maple PB, my October store-cupboard staples, with links to the recipes.
Pici Nottingham Review. Mini Pasta Plates That Are Authentically Delicious!
This Pici Nottingham review finds a room built for appetite: generous “mini” plates, hot-from-the-pass pacing, and staff who keep things human. Consequently, it’s the kind of place where “one more plate?” feels inevitable and yes, I’m already plotting a return.
Dear Diary. The Stillness Between Seasons at Clumber Park Walled Kitchen Garden
Autumn at Clumber Park’s walled kitchen garden – mist, apples, and that gentle pause between abundance and rest.
Passan’s Nottingham Review. A Confident Take On Modern Indian Dining
A fresh take on Indian dining in the heart of Nottingham. In this Passan’s Nottingham Review, Hey Lolly dives into smoky monkfish, standout chaat, and a dining room that balances modern polish with old-world charm.
