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Hi! I’m Bea, as well as being new to the world of blogging I have been a food teacher in secondary schools for seven years. I live just outside Manchester and all its foodie offerings.  I’ll be posting all about food I enjoy, mostly something I’ve knocked up myself but i’ll also include some things i’ve enjoyedContinue reading “Hi, I’m Bea”

5 Ingredient Pancakes Is it acceptable to have pancakes for breakfast 3 days running… Hell Yeah! Guys, I am OBSESSED with this current recipe. I love pancakes anyway but these super fluffy American style ones have legitimately changed the breakfast food game in our house.  I’ve been reading a lot about fibre and how weContinue reading “FILL ‘ER UP”

Beautiful food. One of my favourite combinations of fresh flavours aside from citrus and chocolate, is tropical fruits with citrus, especially pineapple and lemon. I created a dessert that combined those with the freshness of yoghurt and this week I’ve been playing around with my plating. One of my goals is to make foods thatContinue reading “Too pretty to eat”

   My fruity breakfast bowl… If it sounds and looks simple, that’s because it is.  Sometimes you just need to dig in! With the weather appearing to get warmer and it being the Easter holidays I decided to experiment with breakfast options for work. As you may have gathered, I am now a breakfast super-fan butContinue reading “Break your breakfast rut”

Fresh herbs and pomegranate salad I have very little ability to control portion sizes when cooking so I have come to embrace making meals for 8 rather than just the 2 of us (good job the freezer is big). I think this is a trait I got from my wonderful mother bear. Gracey bobbles isContinue reading “My name is Beauty… and I’m a feeder”

Spiced butternut soup I have suffered with migraines for as long as I can remember, I usually have a 90 minute window from seeing spots to being sick and if I can get to sleep I can be right as rain the day after.  Unfortunately I have only managed to find out exactly 1 trigger… oranges.Continue reading “The magic powers of soup”

Panna cotta It’s been a long time since I’d last had a panna cotta. It’s one of those desserts that I find quite easy to forget but once I remember…. BOY do I remember. Take this past month for example, my year 11 have made panna cotta as part of a 2 course Italian meal and that was it, IContinue reading “The best kind of wobble”

Cheesecake So you have people coming round or you promised to take dessert to dinner and you have very little time to prepare. What do you make?My go to crowd pleaser has to be a chilled cheesecake. I know it has cheese in but you can’t even taste it so it doesn’t count. Up until recently I neverContinue reading “My go to sharing dessert”

Happy birthday JB   It was JB’s birthday last weekend and what better way to celebrate than with good food in lovely surroundings? We spent the night at Shrigley Hall in Macclesfield. The hotel had amazing grounds with a long winding driveway leading up to a wonderfully pillared entrance. It was definitely the sort of placeContinue reading “Dining at The Oakridge”

I wont apologise for the abundance of sauce, I’m northern!   Ever wondered if the are any great Mexican restaurants in Manchester city centre? If you’ve ever tried searching you’ll know it’s slim pickings. So, when my one of my besties suggested El Capo in the northern quarter I had a good drool over theContinue reading “On the hunt for a good Mexican restaurant”