Eating & Cooking & More Eating

In a furiously quick series of events leading on from a busy Christmas, the main theme seems to be the sheer amount of delicious food that I have somehow managed to consume. I am definitely not one for a New Year’s diet…

Things began with an amazing New Year’s surprise for Luisa, where the whole graphics gang (Rhea, Izzy, Me, Emily and Lu) were reunited in a surprise reunion! With no idea that Rhea was over from Dubai, and Izzy up from down south, Luisa hosted a great party and we all saw in 2016 together (with a bowl of spicy Spaghetti Bolognese in hand…)

Soon thereafter I was back at home, cooking up some batches of chilli and tapas dishes, as a sudden craving for all things spicy and garlicky seems to have taken over.

After some time gorging myself on an array of Hispanic dishes at home, I headed back over to Leeds once more to meet Luisa and Rhea for an old favourite – the Belgrave Street Feast! Once there, I loaded up one the best jerk chicken I’ve ever tasted, and we settled down for a chat and a catch up…

Luisa’s boyfriend Woody joined us before long, and we all had a good old chat whilst I saw some footage from “Back To The Future”, a film I’ve still not seen to this day… I was informed that it was the second film, and that I was looking at a vision of 2015… Interesting. All too soon I had to leave, however, and head back to Burnley.

Back in Lancashire once again, it was soon my mum’s birthday – (age withheld for fear of my life). For this, me and Ellie had bought her a lovely Skagen watch, but I took the opportunity to make a lovely lemon cake, and decorate the house a little for some surprises provided by my dad…

My dad’s surprises included the lovely bunch of flowers seen above, but most originally (and in the Lancashire spirit) consisted of a birthday cake – or should I say pie! My dad had been to my mum’s favourite restaurant and ordered a huge custom cheese and onion pie, which went down a treat!

That evening, however, there was no time for pie, as we headed out for a lovely Italian meal to celebrate. Visiting one of our local favourite hotspots, we were joined by my auntie and uncle, my sister’s boyfriend and my partner in crime Danni…

A lovely meal of prawn cocktail, cannelloni and birthday cake ensued, and we all returned home suitably stuffed. I should really now try to loose some weight, however I know that that shan’t be happening so long as there’s cake and pie lingering around downstairs! I leave you with a photo of Burnley looking beautiful in a touch of winter sun…