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I must say she still looks very good and Agile for a 90 year old great grandmother. It is only right for me to wish her a Happy Happy Birthday, being a UK citizen myself.

Today 21st April our very own Queen Elizabeth turns 90, but it will be royal business as usual for the monarch this week as she does a walkabout, opens a bandstand and a walkway. She'll also celebrate the milestone at a private family dinner hosted by Prince Charles, her eldest son and heir to the throne.

Regarded as a force of both good and evil, the Egyptians are said to have fed the herb to workers building the Great Pyramid of Giza because they believed it boosted their stamina. In the Middle Ages, plague-phobic Europeans ate whole cloves of garlic to fight off the scourge known as the Black Death.  

The herb, which can also be deemed a vegetable too, is rich in protein, vitamins A, B-1 and C and contains essential minerals such as calcium, magnesium and iron. It also contains 17 different amino acids.

Its been a minute since I did restaurant reviews.

I went out for lunch with my colleagues as its Friday after a really busy few days. Trust me I was so looking forward to a nice work lunch that I didn't have breakfast at all so my stomach can accommodate the big meal.

Lets get straight to it.

Ambiance- The Ambiance looked ok, bear in mind I got there around 12.30pm (so lunch time), it was pretty quiet with just a few people around. The chairs and tables looked well laid out.

Ok lets talk about the important stuff- THE FOOD..

Oh God where do I start from?

Presentation- zero 0%
Food- 45% and that's me being nice.
Hospitality- 85%, I gave this a high score as the waitresses were nice and they even agreed that the food there is crap.

My verdict below:-

I ordered Grilled chicken breast with a half rack of pork ribs served on a bed of sizzling onions with grilled beef tomato and house seasoned fries. They made this sound so amazing that I couldn't but order it.

Please see what I got in the picture below :-(

• Tomato- Now I'm not sure what I was served, but tomatoes are meant to be orange and not green. And as you can see in my picture below, the tomato is nothing to write home about. I basically got an unripe green tomato placed on a grill for 2 seconds and served on my plate (pathetic).
• Rack of ribs- anorexic looking ribs with absolutely no meat on, just bones
• Chips- blah, at least that seems to be the only thing I enjoyed 
• Onions- overcooked & soggy with a bland taste
• Char grilled chicken breast- well over cooked & too chewy.

My colleague ordered the Macaroni cheese with chargrilled garlic bread. Now  as you can see from the picture below, she got a side salad as an option as they had ran out of garlic bread. ( on a Friday Lunch time).



I paid £8.94 below including a glass of coke and my colleague paid around the same price including a pint of Stella.


Didn't really enjoy my time there, so sorry Leicester arms but you'll have to impress me before I can rate you high lol.

Have a great start to the week guys :-)

Mars Food plans to revamp many of its products, including Dolmio pasta sauces, by reducing salt, added sugar and fat.

The company has pledged to cut salt internationally by an average of 20% by 2021.

In the UK, some Uncle Ben's products will be reformulated to reduce the sugar.

(source- skynews.com)

Healthy, Cheap and very Filling. I must say I'm not much of a peas/beans fan but this tasted shamazing so I've decided to share my recipe below, Enjoy :-)

This is a nice Indian delicacy, quite similar to Nigerian beans ..

Ingredients:-
-2 tbsp rapeseed oil
-2 red or white onions
-2 garlic cloves
-½ tsp Salt
-1 tsp cumin powder
-½ tsp coriander powder
-½ tsp turmeric powder
-½ tsp red chilli powder
-2 fresh tomatoes
-2 x 400g /14oz can chick peas
-6cm piece of root ginger
-pinch of garma masala
-Water

Prep time- 20minutes

Method:-

Chop the onions and tomatoes, then crush garlic and set aside.

Heat the oil in a large saucepan and add onions and garlic and fry until the onions caramelise. Now add the salt, cumin, coriander, turmeric and red chilli powders. Cook for a minute before adding the tomato and continue to cook until the sauce begins to thicken.

Now add 4 fl oz of water and stir. Add the chick peas that have been drained and rinsed and mix thoroughly. Mash a few of the chickpeas while cooking.

Cover and cook for 5/10 minutes then add grated fresh ginger and the garam masala and cook for a further minute.

Your Chickpea Curry should look like this below.



I served mine with some warm Pitta bread and hubby had his with some Naija bread :-)

GOOD MONDAY MORNING Foodies, Hope you all had a nice weekend & gearing yourself to the start of a new week?

Now according to staffs at fast food restaurants, there are some food that you should never even bother to order  and the facts behind them.

Fast food workers have also revealed the meals you should never order from the restaurants they work in, as well as their tips and tricks for ensuring your dinner arrives fresh

Check them out below:-


Petrol Station Slurpees/ Milkshake- I remember when I was pregnant; I was told by the Midwives not to have any Milkshake or Slupees from Fast Food joints as they only clean the machine once a month (atrocious), The inside of the machine is filled with frozen sugar, so imagine how hard to clean this will be.

Happy New Month of April Foodies; I honestly cannot believe we are in the 4th month of 2016 which brings me to my favourite season of the year (Spring/Summer).

One of my very good friends Birthday was last week, just before Easter; and as her husband and my hubby are good friends, we all decided to throw her a surprise  family lunch.

She didn't see this coming and it came as a nice surprise. It was a fun day & I decided to make her one of her favourite dishes (meat lol).

Nothing too fancy but at the same time, really exciting :-)


I bought these Pitta bread from a Supermarket :-)



Roast Chicken- To get an idea of the recipe & spices used for this chicken, check my Turkey recipe on my Youtube page here-https://youtu.be/IISe7ZpbUsw


Boneless Joint of Pork- I cannot have my pork without the cracklings :-)



Side Salad