BITE MI, Brockley

Hiya!

Spring is finally here! The weathers been ever changing but when it's hot all I crave is a nice Vietnamese meal. Me and S recently visited a new Vietnamese Restaurant located in Brockley, Lewisham called BITE MI.

Cha Gio

(Deep Fried Spring Rolls with Pork and Prawns)

This is the meatiest spring roll I have ever had! There was so much filling and it wasn't very oily but the sauce for the spring roll worked very well as it cut most of the grease.

Goz Cuon

(Summer Rolls with Pork and Prawn)

Whenever I eat Vietnamese I have to order Summer rolls. The ones at Bite Mi was so fresh.

Bun Thit Nuong

(Grilled Pork with Spring rolls served with Vermicelli Noodles)

S ordered this and loved the meat as it was marinated perfectly but the sauce was very spicy but it worked amazingly with the meat.

We had an amazing time here and the food was great. The staff was friendly and very welcoming so if you're near the area please pop by even if its for a started because its such an amazing place. I would visit again if I'm in the area as it took me nearly an hour by bus! LOL but if I drove I would be there every week. lol

Please visit them at: www.facebook.com/bitemibrockley1

TC

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Autumn Love Bites

Hiya!

I haven't been baking much but I decided to do some baking today and as a trial and error it was a success especially with Z.

Ingredients:

- 225g Unsalted Butter

- 225g Self-Raising Flour

- 1 tsp Baking Powder

- 100g Golden Caster Sugar

- 100g Light Muscovado Sugar 

- 4 Large Eggs

- 1 Large Orange, Zest.

- Dark Chocolate covering

- Food Colouring paste, Red, Orange and Yellow

1. Mix the butter and eggs together in a bowl and leave to the side.
2. In a separate bowl mix the flour, sugars and baking powder together.
3. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and carefully fold them together.
4. Using half of the orange juice it into the mixture and add the zest.
5. Using a hand mixer, mix the ingredients together for a minute.
6. Separate the ingredients equally into 3 bowls and add your colour paste (about 2 drops each). 
7. Fold the mixture into the food colouring until it is fully covered.
8. Pour the ingredients into a tray alternating the colours and bake for 15-20 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
9. Rest the cake for up to 2 hours
10. Melt the hot chocolate covering either using the microwave or place a heatproof bowl above a pan of hot water.
11. Pour the chocolate over the cake and let it rest.
12. Once the chocolate hardens you can cut the cake into squares and ENJOY!!

I added an extra step as I used a cookie cutter and stamped out little love hearts for Z. It was small but still full of flavour. Z and S managed to finished the whole thing by the time I got out of the shower so that was the only picture which I had managed to take. Z left me 1 to try and I loved how it tastes! It reminds me so much of Autumn! Next time I will try and add some cinnamon to the chocolate to give a christmassy feel.

I hope you can try this recipe out

TC

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Bagel Boss Woolwich

Hiya!

Bagel Boss opened on the 3rd September in Woolwich and I managed to get 2 bagels and the Jerk wings but missed out on the Chicken, rice and peas. 

Boss Chicken Bagel (£2.75)

I was a bit disappointed with the Boss Chicken bagel but it was because they had ran out and had used a different cut of meat for it which they did say will not happen in the future.

Peri Peri Chicken Bagel (£2.75)

This bagel was so spicy but it tasted amazing! I loved how simple it looked yet it tasted great! I will definitely get this bagel again.

Jerk Chicken Wings (£2)

My number one thing to get is the jerk wings! It was full of flavour and for £2 for 6 wings its a bargain! 

On opening me and my friend visited this place and asked for a take-away as it was so busy. OMG! The smell that was coming out of the bag was so amazing! It makes my mouth salivate just thinking about it! The bagels were soft and sweet but balanced perfectly with the fillings.

Jerk Chicken Bagel (£2.75)

I got A to go and get me the Jerk Chicken Bagel on Monday and like usual the bagel was soft and worked so well with the jerk chicken filling. There was the same yummy taste as the wings but it was much more mild compared to the wings...

I feel like going down there for a portion of wings now.. *dribbles* but then again I would love to try their chicken, rice and peas and also their healthy drinks!

They are located at the bottom of Woolwich High Street opposite Woolwich Leisure Centre :)

Please Visit them at http://www.bagelboss.org/ 

TC 

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Street Feast London - Hawker House

Hiya!

We visited Hawker House Street in Canada Water. Its free entry before 7pm but after that its £3 per person and its only on Fridays and Saturdays. 

It was a very cold and dark the night we went but as we approached the venue it was lit up with colourful lights and there was a fire outside making it very welcoming. 

We walked around and quickly realised that this was no place for children. There was alot of alcohol around and it was very busy but we managed to get some seats after walking around for 20 minutes but that wasn't the worst part.

We ordered food from CHUCK Burger. 

We ordered 2 portions each of Buffalo wings, French fries and Mac 'n' Cheese balls. It was expensive for what we had ordered and we had to wait 40 - 45 minutes and not once did they mention that it was going to take that long for the food! Z was getting bored and was trying to run around and we was getting very bored! 

After waiting we got the food with no apology. The buffalo wings was burnt and wasn't even flavourful. We ate 1 portion that was shared between 7 people and threw away the second portion; it cost £5.50 a portion. The chips was very salty but the Mac 'n' Cheese balls was amazing!! C ate a whole portion by herself!!

S managed to get some pizza's from Born & Raised. 

We got 2 Cobble Lane Pepperoni pizza with tomato sauce, Mozzarella and Basil and 1 Somerset Goats Cheese on Beetroot pizza. It took S 10 minutes to get 3 pizza's and it was so tasty. Packed full of lovely fresh flavours. S also managed to get a beer but even he said that was expensive for what it was; £5 for 330ml of beer.

I got Z some ice-cream from Chin Chin Labs.

I ordered the Sticky Toffee Warmie. OMFG! It was so yummy!! The warm sticky toffee pudding was so amazing! Full of dates and that toffee sauce was to die for! It tasted so good by itself but with the ice-cream it was an explosion of flavour. 

Hawker House is an ideal place for couples and friends but its not a place for kids even though there was kids it wasn't safe for them as there was a lot of candles. The food wasn't amazing and a bit pricey but you need to go for the ice-cream!! I would definitely go back for the yummy ice-cream!!

Click for more information on Street Feast.

Tc

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Valentines Day 2016

Hi!

So Valentines Day has come and gone and I hoped you all had a good Valentines weekend. S did an amazing job this year.

My flat is funny as you have to go down the stairs to get to my flat and he placed rose petals with tealights leading down to the living room which was very cute. 

I opened the living room to find the following picture..

I never knew he could be this romantic but it was a wonderful surprise. S had work so we didn't have a home cooked meal instead we got a Chinese take away.

We got a take away from Saikei in Greenwich. We normally go here for weddings and dim sum but we haven't had a take away from here before and I don't think we will ever again. Apart from the sweet and sour king prawns everything else tasted bland and greasy. The soft shell crabs wasn't even spicy nor was the ma por tofu. 

S didn't have time t get a dessert so I made a quick dessert whilst we sipped our champagne and talked. 

Click on the image above to see the recipe I used.

Hope you had a lovely Valentines Day 

TC

xx

Tea anyone?

Hi!

I love a nice cup of tea but I always have to have something to go with it or it just doesn't feel right so the other day I decided to make a marble loaf.

Ingredients

- 175g Butter, soften

- 175g Caster Sugar

- 3 Large Eggs

- 1/2 tsp Vanila Extract

- 225g Self Raising Flour

- 25g Cocoa Powder

- 2 tbsp Whole Milk

1. Place the butter and sugar into a bowl and beat until white and fluffy.

2. Add the vanilla extract and eggs into the mixture and beat well.

3. Pour the self raising flour into the mixture and using a hand-held mixer mix well.

4. Spoon out half of the mixture in a separate bowl and add the cocoa powder and milk. Mix.

5. Using a lined loaf tin spoon in 2 large spoonful of vanilla batter and then 1 spoonful of chocolate batter. Alternate on the next layer so 2 chocolate and 1 vanilla etc. Once Finished using a skewer make a 8 figure in the batter and bake.

6. Bake at 160°c for 15 - 20 minutes or until the skewer comes out clean

7. Sprinkle icing sugar on top and enjoy

You can be as creative as you want with the marbling or if you really can't be bothered you can make it half and half but I hope you try this recipe and tell me what you think.

TC

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JRC Global Buffet Ilford

Hi!

We visited JRC Global Buffet in Ilford. Its reasonably priced as the price includes soft drinks and hot drinks. Z had a tropical flavoured slush drink and he loved it.

It was very spacious and looked very modern. There was a good selection of cuisine but I couldn't take many pictures as it was very busy.

I managed to get some pictures of the Japanese section as it was very quiet due to people following the flow of starter, main and dessert. I skipped the starters and went straight to main.

I love how they decorated this section with the banners and Japanese lanterns. I normally would go straight for the sushi but I thought I'd try the other types of cuisine first. I did manage to try the sushi and it was okay but I loved the squid salad! 

I didn't take a picture but the pumpkin dumpling in the Chinese dim sum section is to die for especially with the amazing red bean paste inside but I must warn you that its a sweet dim sum and not to go with the savoury items and as for the main's which I tried it was full of flavour especially the Seafood Paella.

DESSERTS! OMG! They had a good variety of desserts with a chocolate fountain and a candy shop it was my kind of heaven.

Overall I felt that this is the best world buffet I've been to so far; there was a lot of choices including halal and they even had someone who went around with a meat skewer like a Brazilian buffet. The food wasn't amazing but for the price including drinks it is worth it and more! I managed to have 2 plate full of food, 5 dessert plates, 2 soft drink and a cup of tea for £20! I was so stuff but I regretted not getting a soup and trying out the sushi! The best part of this experience was the staff. Friendly on arrival and throughout our stay even when we was leaving. 

Please check out their website for location details and types of cuisine: www.jrc-globalbuffet.com

What is your favourite cuisine?

TC

xx

Sushi Addict

Hiya!

So last week I had sushi not once but twice and at different places.

As a recommendation from someone we was told that this new sushi place was nice and good value for money so we ordered it.

Dragon Sushi

We ordered alot of rolls and we also ordered 2 Udon noodle soups and tbh it was horrible!! The soup was so salty I had to spill the soup out and boil water to pour in as a soup even then it was still salty. 

The sushi rice was soft and tasted like plain boiled rice with no flavouring and left overs had to be thrown away as the rolls tasted really off. 

NEVER AGAIN will I order from this place.

They only do telephone or just-eat orders so if you want to try it then goodluck.

Super Sushi Chingford

This is my first time visiting this place and I can tell you it was worth the wait. Super sushi is about 40 mins drive from where I am located and is different to most sushi places as they do a buffet which you order like dim sum so they only make to order :)

Inari Pocket, Tamago Nigiri & Unagi Nigiri

I'm not a fan of eel but this was so fresh and soft! I managed to eat pieces of it including a Inari pocket! As you know I am a fan of sweet things but I can never order Inari pockets as I find the skin too sweet but this skin was not too sweet. 

Spider Roll

AMAZING!! It was so fresh and the soft shell crab wasn't very oily. The sauce complimented well with the sushi not to over powering.

Tofu Steak in Terriyaki Sauce, Yakitori Kushiyaki & Gyu Kushiyaki

OMG! Just thinking about the Tofu is making me dribble! It was crispy on the outside and full of flavour and on the inside a very soft tofu! I loved it! This is a must when visiting!! I didn't manage to try the beef skewer because it was all gone by the time I finished eating my udon :(

Dragon Roll

S is a massive Dragon Roll fan so we order one whenever we are out eating sushi but this was so tasty!! We ordered 2 of these and within 2 minuted everything was gone including the sauce! 

Grilled Chicken Udon in Soya Soup

Me and S shared this and the chicken was so tender and a bit sweet which complimented the soup which was NOT salty lol! 

There was alot more food which I couldn't take pics off because everyone was just eating so fast because its that tasty!! This is a place I highly recommend because its so fresh and tasty. It cost £17 (adult) / £8.50 (children under 120cm tall) per person for all you can eat although some items do have a limit amount of how much you can order but other than that you can eat until your hearts content! 

http://super-sushi.com/

Let me know what you think

TC 

xxx

Sushi Love

Hiya!

As you could tell I am in love with sushi and noodle soup! lol
So on the 23rd I went to do my theory test and stupid me manage to fail :( but its ok because S took me to eat sushi to comfort me! YAY!

We went to Taro Old Compton Street Soho.

It didn't look very welcoming as you had to go through a small doorway and down the stairs to get to the restaurant and the stairs looked grimy.
The restaurant was surprisingly bright and light but as we sat down at the table I had to use a baby wipe to clean the area which I was sitting as the table was sticky.

Korokke

Deep Fried Mashed Potato with Breadcrumbs and Salad

OMG! I loved this! Even though it was fried it wasn't very greasy! The korokke was just the right size for a starter but the salad was pointless as it was bland even with the sauce.

Taro Special Inside-out roll

It tasted like the other special we ordered so we was disappointed. I was even more shocked that it was only 4 pieces which I have never seen before as its not very pleasing to look like especially on a big plate.

Taro Special Tempura Roll

This was nice as the rice was soft and fluffy whilst the outside was crunchy.

Seafood Ramen

Noodles in soy soup with stir-fried mixed seafood and mixed vegetables

The soup was very salty and the portion was huge! I was disappointed with the seafood as it wasn't very fresh and so I left it.

Prawn Tempura Bento Box

S ordered this set meal and ate everything, it doesn't look like much but it was very filling. You also get a miso coup which came when we got our starter and S was so hungry he drank it before I could take a picture ¬¬

Overall it wasn't bad if you're on a budget and tbh I would rather of went to Yo!sushi as it didn't taste very fresh and I think that if they made a bit more effort on how to plate the food then it was be pleasing to the eye and more enjoyable to eat.

 http://www.tarorestaurants.co.uk/

TC
xx

Food Venture!

Konnichiwa!!

I have been very lazy with posts but I have set myself a new goal of posting atleast one post every fortnight so please bare with me and my tardiness lol

Anyways...

Its already 2015!! WOW! Time sure flies by when you're a mum lol I'm starting my 2015 posts with some catch up posts of food.

JAN 2015

I went to Sticks'n'sushi Covent Garden in Jan with some friends.

This is so random but its tap water with charcoal inside, the charcoal acts like a filter and takes out the bad stuff.

MAKI DE LUXE

This set contains 8 pieces of each of the following : Hell’s Kitchen, ebi panko, shake aïoli, salmon ceviche

FOUR MEAL DRIVE BIG

This set contains the following: 8 salmon ceviche, 8 ebi panko , 4 formidable, 4 ebi cocktail, 8 pink Alaska, 8 spicy tuna, 4 gypsy big, 4 tuna, 4 sea bass, 4 salmon, 4 seared salmon, 4 shrimp, 4 sweet shrimp Soy, wasabi & ginger

This wasn't all of the food sorry as everyone was starving so the food was going really quick and I couldn't take the pics. The food was very good from what I remember and I would love to go there again someday especially with the staff! They gave such a welcoming atmosphere and was so helpful :) 

http://sticksnsushi.com/

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After a long day shopping we had some food at Big Moe's Diner in Newham.

I ordered a Fresh Strawberry Lemonade. It looked really pretty but tasted like normal lemonade which was disappointing an everyone else had coke.

We ordered the Big Moe's Platter for our starter. The BBQ wings was nice and sweet but everything else tasted oily.

C ordered a Kids Texan Burger which she said tasted very nice.

I had Big Moe's Fish Strip Burger which was covered in grease. As I bit into it the oil came pouring out from the fish strip and the strip kept falling apart from the burger.

Z had the Kids Chicken strip meal which he loved as he finished nearly all of his meal except for the chips as he found them not crispy.

S ordered Big Moe's Diner-Mite Burger. He couldn't finish it because it was so huge! lol but he did eat most of i so it must if been good.. shame I ain't a fan of bacon so I never ordered it.

Overall we agreed not to go back as the food took over an hour to come out and that was just the starter, we had to ask where our food was as the table who came after us got their food before us. They handed balloons out for the children but Z didn't even get one! I don't know if they 'forgot' about us but the food wasn't great and the staff was clueless.

http://bigmoesdiner.co.uk/

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FEB 2015

On a random date night S and I went to The O2 and visted Spur Steak and Grill

I ordered the Yellow Jacket Mocktail and it was very refreshing and S ordered a beer like usual -_-

Spicy Cheesy Nachos!! Yum!! I couldn't get enough of this especially how spicy it was! I love spicy food so this was amazing!! There was a lot of crispy tortilla chips and it was covered in cheese, salsa, guacamole, sour cream and lots of jalapenos! 

S ordered Half Buffalo Wings in Peri Peri Sauce. I don't normally eat wings but I had a couple and it was so tender and juicy! 

We was very disappointed at the Hot Crispy Garlic Roll and you can guess why. We thought it'd be like a tear and share but its just a baguette covered in cheese.

I didn't order a main as I wanted dessert and I can't remember what he ordered but he did finish it so it must of been good.

OMG! This Sticky Toffee Pudding Cheesecake is amazing!! I'm not a big fan of cheesecake but I wanted more of this and yes I finished the whole thing including the ice cream! The cheesecake help cut the sweetness from the toffee sauce and the biscuit base gave it a crunchy texture.

We visited the restaurant on a Monday night and it wasn't very busy so food came out quick and piping hot except the garlic roll and my dessert obviously and the service was decent as there was 1 guy serving us and a big table of about 12 people who wanted to pay for their own food from the one bill. 

http://ukspur.co.uk/

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February is the month of love and as for our first valentines day together S treated me to my favourite food.. SUSHI! I didn't want to go far as he had work the next day so we went to Sensuru in Greenwich.

We ordered a Dragon Roll and Caterpillar roll. He loves these rolls and I knew we couldn't finish off the meal if we ordered more but these were so fresh and tasty.

S ordered Teppanyaki Fillet Steak in Spicy garlic sauce. I'm not a big fan of steak but they had put fish flakes on which looked as if it was moving and dancing due to the heat coming from the pan. 

Kyushu Seafood Udon in Soup was so refreshing and they had arranged the seafood into a smiley face lol! 

I've been to Sensuru many times before when it used to be called Ginza and I would continue going especially when they do buffets on Sundays! But I've never been so I will try it someday.. All you can eat sushi yum!

http://www.sensuru.co.uk/

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Every once in a while I crave for desserts like most people do so we visited Kaspas Catford. They had just recently opened when we visited and it was very busy, they told us that there was a 10 minute wait but it was shorter than that!

L had the Banoffee M&M Waffles. She said it tasted very good and even finished it.

I had a Sticky Toffee Pudding with Custard which was very sweet but the cake was so warm and soaked up the sauce just right.

S had a double chocolate cake with custard which he didn't finish off as his not into sweet things. I know silly of him to go but he only went after knowing how much I love desserts <3

Z had a Ferrero Rocher Sundae which he picked himself. His never had a sundae before and I was afraid that he wouldn't like it but he loved it! 

http://www.kaspas.co.uk/

Enjoying his first sundae :)

TC

xx