Curry Series – 5-Hour Slow-Cooked Beef Vindaloo Recipe

I love cooking curries – especially for Mrs Romance. Over the next few Wednesdays I’ll be telling you how I cook my favourite Indian dishes in our curry series. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do! If you tell someone in the UK that you’re having a vindaloo for dinner, they’ll probably … Read more

DIY Dishwasher Vodka

As you may know, we love our cocktails and high-end spirits. There’s nothing better than sampling an expensive champagne or sipping an XO cognac, but we also love experimenting with recipes at home. This has led to us investigate the strange moonshine-esque practice of ‘dishwasher vodka’. When we first spotted it in the paper, we … Read more

How to Do a Perfect Tim Tam Slam

I come from a long line of biscuit dunkers. My father dunked and his father before him. But the Tim Tam Slam is the very pinnacle of dunking excellence. Dunking is a highly skilled process. It requires poise, confidence, a deep knowledge of your medium. A failure on any of these fronts will end in … Read more

Gluten-free no-bake instant raspberry cheesecakes

These gluten-free no-bake no-chill mini raspberry cheesecakes are the perfect dessert for a dinner party. They don’t take long to make and really look and taste like you’ve spent hours on them when they’re actually very easy to put together. I don’t usually ‘do’ dessert. I’m much more a cheese or coffee kinda guy. Mrs … Read more

Festive Cocktail Recipe: Citrus Iced Tea Punch

If you’re looking for something you can take round to friends or family to wait for Santa this Christmas, we’ve got just the thing.  Our Citrus Iced Tea Punch is a winner – especially if – like us – you’re gearing up for a hot Christmas. This punch is so refreshing, it’s perfect for making … Read more

Easy-peasy gluten-free Nutella cheesecake

Guilt often comes with dessert, doesn’t it? Well I’m not going to lie to you, this one’s no exception.As you read the ingredients, you might go into hyperglycaemic shock… but that’s what desserts are for. That’s their job! Mrs Romance and I usually embrace a dessert and all its sugary fun like an old friend, … Read more

Nachos Soup Recipe – the simplest and tastiest vegetarian gluten-free soup ever!

Mrs Romance has tried to convince me for years that soup is a perfectly acceptable dinner option. Whatever she made for me in the past never really cut the muster. Now, however, I’m hooked! What’s weirder still is that this soup’s not only gluten free, it’s vegetarian – and potentially even vegan. It’s also the … Read more

Slow-cooked lamb, tahini sauce and quinoa salad

This year Mother’s Day coincided with my birthday. Mother’s Day in Australia and North America falls on the second Sunday of May every year. In England, it’s in March, so I’ve never had to deal with such a clash before. Image by HotlySpiced.com This unhappy double-booking of the World’s two most important days only happens … Read more