Hot, smoky , cider pulled pork recipe

Pulled pork

I don’t know why, but today I had an overwhelming desire to try my hand at pulled pork. I have never made it before and only ever eaten Grillstocks’ delicious version in a bap at lunchtime. Maybe it is the freezing temperatures outside, whatever it was, I had to make pulled pork! I put out [...]

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El Guapo – Mexican street food on Baldwin Street, Bristol

ElGuapo

El Guapo Bridge House, Baldwin Street, Bristol, BS1 1QZ W: www.eltacoguapo.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/El-Guapo Twitter: @elguapobristol We seem to have had something of an insurgence of Meixan style street food over the past year in Bristol with Burrito chain, Mission Burrito opening on Park Street, Independent My Burrito in the centre opposite the Hippodrome and since [...]

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Mouth-watering Mexican pork

Perhaps it’s the fact that I’ve been to several festivals and outdoor parties this year, or maybe it’s that my boyfriend has suddenly gotten over his “I don’t like pork, it’s fatty and gristly” stage, but I’ve eaten more pork of the hog roast variety this summer than I think I have in my whole [...]

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Meg’s Glastonbury Festival Foodie Adventure

As I write this blog post it makes absolutely no difference that the sun is shining over Bristol-the city that I know and love, as I would give ANYTHING to wind the clock back a week. This time last week (its Saturday lunchtime) I was probably several ciders down, and was immersed in the wonderland [...]

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MyBurrito – tried and tested review

My Burrito 7 Broad Quay, Bristol t: 0117 929 7239 w: www.myburrito.co.uk Being a huge fan of Mexican food and massively deprived of it in Bristol I was overjoyed to see the second burrito place this year open in the centre of town. MyBurrito is a bright funky and fun diner situated just opposite the [...]

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When the veggie comes to tea…

Meal ideas for vegetarians and meat eaters There’s one in every friendship group – sometimes more! That’s right, I’m talking about vegetarians. Cooking for a combination of blood thirsty meat eaters and veggies can definitely be a challenge, particularly so in my friendship group, where a meal without meat is seen as practically sacrilege by [...]

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Katie’s Chilli Lasagne

This is dish given to me by a fellow foodie, my good friend Katie and is one of my favourites. It’s a great dish for when you have several people coming over and are cooking for larger numbers Ingredients: Chilli Con Carne Mixture (as hot as you like it) Cheese Sauce Tortilla Chips Lasagne Chilli [...]

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Valentines Passion Latin American style – Las Iguanas, Whiteladies, Bristol

Iguanas

Las Iguanas 113 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol tel: 0117 973 0730 e: bristol@iguanas.co.uk w: www.iguanas.co.uk Okay, Okay – so maybe 6pm was leaving it a little late on the Saturday of Valentines weekend to book a table for that evening – especially when we were a table for four rather than two! We ended up [...]

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