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Sun. Spain. And … Anchovies

27th November 2019 By Urvashi Roe

A delicious dish inspired by a long weekend in Madrid filled with eating and exploring

Filed Under: Light Bites, Recipes, Salads Tagged With: anchovies, Madrid, Salad, sardines, Spain, travel

On My Travels: A Weekend In Boulogne

8th April 2015 By Urvashi Roe

I first went to Boulogne as a teenager with secondary school.  We travelled in a hot and stuffy coach to Dover, then on an ugly ferry into an equally ugly concrete port.  I barely spoke enough English back then let alone French but I remember vividly asking an elderly lady for directions, understanding them and then giggling hysterically when […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: boulogne, france, nausicaa, Pâtisserie, seafood, travel

On My Travels : Getting Hyggelish In and Around Copenhagen

7th February 2015 By Urvashi Roe

As you have no doubt guessed by my last post, I am a fan of the warmer climate.  I tolerate the cold because it’s a necessary season to get to the spring but holidays to anywhere North of England are few and far between.  Never actually until a few weeks ago. I was randomly searching for ‘holidays’ […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: copenhagen, danish pastry, denmark, smorrebrod, travel

On My Travels: The Doughnut Plant, New York

25th September 2014 By Urvashi Roe

I think September really is the best time to visit New York.  The first time I ever went that side of the Atlantic was about eighteen years ago and it was in September. What I remember most was walking.  I loved the block and grid system. So easy to get around.  Street level was fascinating.  There […]

Filed Under: Sweet, Travels Tagged With: doughnut, food, New York, the doughnut plant, travel

On My Travels : The First And Best Sardines I’ve Ever Eaten, Essaouira, Morocco

20th July 2014 By Urvashi Roe

My husband tells me that one of his favourite memories of us is in Essaouria, Morocco.  The sun is setting and we are sipping cheap rose wine and stuffing ourselves with freshly grilled sardines at the edge of the port.  I have sardine juice running down the sides of my mouth and a look of […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: africa, Essaouira, fish, food, Morocco, travel

On My Travels : All Service Station Food Should Be Like This

12th March 2014 By Urvashi Roe

On a recent trip to Amsterdam by car, we stopped off at a service station to fill up and get a spot of lunch.  I’d never been to a Dutch service station before and wasn’t expecting anything above and beyond the usual fast food offerings we get here in the UK – especially as the […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Amsterdam, fast food, service stations, travel

On My Travels : The Valley of Roses and Daggers

16th February 2014 By Urvashi Roe

My trip to Morocco was led by food and our base in Ouarzazate afforded us many day trips in search of traditional dishes and ingredients.  On learning of my interest in food, our host at Dar Daif, Jean Paul, sent us along the Dades Valley in search of dried rose petals and rosewater. Eastwards along […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Morocco, rose, rosewater, travel

On My Travels: Grand Central Oyster Bar

24th January 2014 By Urvashi Roe

I was rather frightened when my lovely friends suggested a night out at The Grand Central Oyster Bar.  I’ve only had oysters twice.  Once in a very loud bar whilst very drunk which resulted in me being very, very sick and once in Whitstable Harbour – a much more pleasant experience that I can actually remember.  Anyway, it […]

Filed Under: Restaurants, Travels Tagged With: grand central oyster bar, New York, oysters, restaurants, travel, USA

On My Travels : A Desert Banquet in Ouarzazate

6th January 2014 By Urvashi Roe

With all the Seville oranges in season in the shops I’m drawn back to the warmth and heat of the Moroccan dessert.  Sounds strange but it’s these wonderful oranges that produce Orange Blossoms which in turn are used to make Orange Blossom Water (or Orange Flower Water) and it was this that I smelled every morning when I awoke […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: berber, food, kasbah, Morocco, ouarzazate, travel

On My Travels: Confisserie Confessions From Paris

21st November 2013 By Urvashi Roe

A few weeks ago I went to Paris for a patisserie adventure as a guest of Eurostar and their new #wheninparis campaign. You can see my write up on their little website.   As well as patisserie, Paris is of course well known for it’s ‘chocolatiers’ and ‘confisseries’ – chocolate and sweet shops.  And there […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: #wheninparis, chocolate, confisserie, eurostar, la mere de famille, Paris, travel

On My Travels: A Tudor Food Revelation at Kentwell Hall

2nd July 2013 By Urvashi Roe

I don’t tend to get picked for school trips.  Actually that’s not true. I do get picked but I’m advised at such short notice that I can’t usually take the time off work due to a diary full of meetings.  My youngest has a new teacher who is very organised. I like her. I like […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Children, Kentwell Hall, Suffolk, travel, Tudor

On My Travels : Food and Flowers in Amsterdam

14th April 2012 By Urvashi Roe

Last weekend I escaped the rain and drizzle that swept across the British Isles to sunny Amsterdam. Here are my highlights. Markets There are markets all over Amsterdam dedicated to all sorts of things.  We visited the Bloemenmarkt which is one long, line of huts selling seeds, bulbs, flowers, potted plants and a load of […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Amsterdam, food, Gouda, Heineken, travel, Tulip

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