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Posted on January 2, 2016January 5, 2016

Creamy lobster pasta

Admittedly the blog is about cooking a bit frugally and lobster is hardly at the forefront of the "cheap eats" movement but bear with me. I picked mine up at my local fishmonger on Gloucester Road, cooked and whole for £10. That is enough for two people for a fancy home cooked pasta meal. Iceland has …

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Posted on December 30, 2014January 2, 2016

Dead week spaghetti – It’s a Christmas miracle

No, no one died, dead week being a reference to that terrible time between Christmas and New Year where inevitably you have to go to work, see relatives you don't like or, if you're me, be really sodding ill. You've already cooked for the 5000 and the meat leftovers seem to be multiplying no matter …

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  • Review – The Burger Joint
  • Bristol Spirit – Open for business
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  • The Grace – Gloucester Road
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  • The Lamplighters, Shirehampton (Plus the Christmas Steps!)
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