25/07/2015: Spinazie platter - Belgo Centraal, Covent Garden http://www.belgo-restaurants.co.uk/ Tonight it was a friend's birthday celebration so we went out to Belgo's. As Mark and I have already had classic moules, we decided to try one of the moules platters. The Spinazie Platter were open mussels topped with Gruyere cheese, bacon lardons, and spinach. It … Continue reading 30 weeks done!

20/07/2015: Kashiwa meshi This was another MUJI sachet that I picked up in Japan for when Mark and I were feeling lazy…and today was that day! I wasn't totally blown away by this and didn't love it as much as other MUJI packets we've tried like the squid ink spaghetti sauce, but it was so … Continue reading Almost 30 weeks through our challenge

12/07/2015: Chilli and garlic pasta - own recipe http://www.pastificiorizzo.it/ While we were in Venice on our recent trip to Italy, we found Pastificio Giacomo Rizzo - a treasure trove jam-packed full of all the different colours, shapes, and flavours of pasta that you could imagine! We spent ages pouring over the different options deciding what … Continue reading 200 days done!

Half-way through the year! It's all easy and downhill from here! We're still not really finding it a huge struggle and have been enjoying trying new dishes and not being allowed to fall into habits of making or ordering the same things. I like to try new things anyway but there's always that nagging question … Continue reading Half way through the year!