After a busy full on week rushing around – you know work and kids’ stuff there is nothing like a bit of family down time. We relish rare family gathering days such as pyjama days, TV vegging days, lazy beach walks. I say lazy beach walks but with two active teenage boys, this usually involves a football, frisbee or in this case as it’s the ICC’s Cricket World Cup time,…
A couple of weekends ago we invited good friends of ours down to the beach hut for the day. We’ve known each other since our eldest teens were at toddler group together and since then we’ve been to lots of family woody walks and music festivals together. Our kids, all now teens, had other things planned leaving it just us adults meeting up. Funny how life goes, when your kids…
Party at the beach hut planned, big crowd coming and I opted to cook steak on a barbecue. Told everyone. Everyone prepared. Everyone looking forward to it. What I didn’t plan for was the weather. Turning chilly with the threat of rain. Blast. We all made the decision it would be at ours which although only a short walk from the beach hut, would make it easier for us all…
Cooking outside as the sunsets is a great summer treat. As the evenings are still light and the remaining heat of the day lingers, catch the last of the sun with those you love over a glass of something cold. This unusual way of cooking fish causes a stir but you can be rest assured knowing that no bits of fish will get lost in the coals or gets stuck…
Patatas bravas - a classic tapas dish of chopped potato in a spicy sauce with tomatoes, garlic and chilli. (more…)