As I sit here tonight typing away for this blog, it is raining cats and dogs outside! Summer is over and I have had THE best summer from cruises to food festivals. I have eaten ALOT but I’m not complaining. There are times when I want to go somewhere and wondering to myself if I… Continue reading I guess summer is over 😦
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I want to go back to Norway!
I went on the Iona Cruise to the Fjords near the end of July and what a beauty spot! So picturesque and calm. We didn’t book any excursions in advance as P&O were rather expensive and we wanted to make sure the weather was good before booking anything. My dad can’t walk too long so… Continue reading I want to go back to Norway!
Iona and Arvia – the differences!
2 cruises in a year… 1 week apart! It has been a crazy year! Arvia is the sister ship of Iona, Arvia is a little bit bigger than Iona but the ship’s layout is almost identical. Saying that, there are a few differences between them. In this blog, I will tell you what they are.… Continue reading Iona and Arvia – the differences!
First time cruising experience – P&O Cruises IONA
I was always reluctant about cruising; this is only because I can’t swim and also watching Titanic doesn’t help! I have now changed my mind about it. I went cruising with my family (4 adults and 2 kids; 10 and 7) and my parents wanted to try something new. We cruised with P&O Iona and… Continue reading First time cruising experience – P&O Cruises IONA
Beef hot pot
This week there is no theme, just anything I feel like! So starting off with my favourite chef, James Martin! This is his recipe, written recipe is below. https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/beef_hotpot_59730 This is a one pot shop and put it in the oven type dinner. My favourite type as it means less washing 😀 This was very… Continue reading Beef hot pot
Seaweed and tofu soup
No recipe for tonight, this is more comfort food than anything as I haven’t had my mum’s soup in a year 😦 My mum does amazing soups and seaweed and tofu soup is one of them. This isn’t using the Japanese seaweed, this seaweed is especially for soups. It’s a dry seaweed and you have… Continue reading Seaweed and tofu soup
Cold Soba Noodles
I’m kicking the week off with Japanese food! I love Japanese food, I would love to go to Japan and just eat all the food! I’ve never had cold soba noodles with a dipping sauce, so I thought I would give this recipe a try. The dipping sauce recipe is by Tiffy Cooks. Her written… Continue reading Cold Soba Noodles
Self heating hot pot
Yes, you see it correctly… Self heating hot pot! I found this very intriguing so I thought I would buy it and try it out! I was quite surprised on how this worked so well! I’m still not sure how the heating pack works but it definitely heated everything up! The vegetables were lovely; the… Continue reading Self heating hot pot
Golden Dim Sum Restaurant
Where: 154 Fawcett Road, Portsmouth, PO4 0DW I needed lunch when I went round my partner’s so ended up getting a Chinese takeaway. I haven’t been there before and then I found what I haven’t eaten for agessss… Beef Flank! Usually I have rice for dinner but I really wanted the beef flank dish. When… Continue reading Golden Dim Sum Restaurant
Harry Specters chocolate
My boyfriend decided to surprise me with a present one week. I keep asking what it was but he didn’t tell me haha. I’ve never really had a surprise from boyfriends so this was nice! It turned out it was a box of Harry Specters chocolates. I was told that these were from Cambridge! 12… Continue reading Harry Specters chocolate
The Oriental Foodie 