It’s hard to find fresh herbs in the winter and when you can, its difficult to use up a full bunch before it wilts or withers, waiting in the refrigerator week after week to be added to the next dish. Peeling and chopping garlic and ginger can be too time-consuming after a hard day at work. But there is such a huge difference between fresh and dried herbs that most cooks feel guilty when they grab the bottle of dried herbs instead. But that’s where Dorot comes in. You will be amazed at just how fresh their frozen cubes of herbs taste!
Plan A Vegetable Garden In 2009
With pressures on family finances and the need to find greener ways of sourcing food, 2009 is set to be the year of the vegetable garden. More and more people are including fruit and vegetables in their gardens as they experience the superior taste and health benefits of home grown food. But growing vegetables has traditionally needed more experience than picking out plants from a garden centre. Many crops need to be grown from seed, spaced correctly and ‘rotated’ in groups to prevent the build-up of pests or loss of soil nutrients.
Become a High Roller at Just St James this new year
If you feel that Lady Luck has passed you by of late, then why not begin the New Year by heading over to Just Oriental? Always an odds-on favourite, there’s now an additional reason to visit Just St James’ funky basement sister Lucky Dice Night. Every evening from 5th to 31st January 2009, guests simply need to throw a double six when they order their drinks and their beverages will be on the house. There is no limit to the amount of times you can play or win!
London’s Alternative New Year’s Eve Party
An all-new dining and entertainment experience has arrived in London direct from South Africa and they’re throwing a special night to celebrate the New Year. A heady fusion of comedy, cirque and cabaret combine with decadent dining to create an irresistible theatrical experience: welcome to Madame Zingara’s Theatre of Dreams
Eat out for a tenner at The National Cafe
Short on pennies post Christmas, but still want to enjoy a meal out with friends? Easing your credit crunch worries, The National Café has come up with a fabulous new £10 dinner menu. For just a tenner, visitors to Oliver Peyton’s renowned café can enjoy a seasonal British meal along with a glass of wine.
Have a bottle of free wine at Albannach
This January, Albannach, London’s contemporary Scottish restaurant, is offering each diner choosing from the great value daily set menu a half bottle of selected wine on the house. At just £16.50 for two courses and £20 for three, the seasonal menu includes starters such as sautéed ham hock and Angus veal hearts with pickled almonds; or North Sea herring with grain mustard potato salad and horseradish crème fraiche.
Curry detox
Filled with remorse from gorging on one too many treats? Has festive over-indulgence left you feeling a little guilty? Thanks to Mela, the authentic, country-style Indian restaurants, foodies need suffer no more with their ‘Curry of Conscience’ detox menu, courtesy of executive chef, Kuldeep Singh. Available throughout January, the menu is full on flavour, but has NO added fats or oils so is low in calories with many ingredients featured for their zingy health benefits.
Add Zizzi to your New Years’ diet plan
The Mediterranean diet is touted to be one of the healthiest diets in the world, so why not add Zizzi to the list of restaurants on your New Years’ Resolution eating plan. From 1st January – 28th February 2009, Zizzi’s is offering a three-course ‘menu della salute’ for £9.95, or a single course option at £6.95 for mains and £4.95 for starters. The healthy, hearty menu choices include Spaghetti Pomodoro, Risotto Funghi and Insalata Classica. The emphasis is on flavour and taste balance to show that nutritious food doesn’t have to be a culinary lull for diners who want to enjoy eating out.
Tossed shares the science of getting into shape
Have you put on a few too many extra pounds over the holiday season? Are you feeling the need to shape-up and detox after the turkey and trimmings and too much Christmas fudge? Tossed has generously shared their super-charged scientific methods for taking the weight off, cleaning up your system, and rebuilding your muscles. If you follow their plan, you should be back into your slim jeans in time for Valentine’s Day dinner.
Join the Resolution Revolution with the help of Tossed
This year, stick with your New Years’ Resolutions with the help of “Tossed”, the next generation of healthy eating venues around London. Tossed has devised three, 20-day Resolution plans which are fun and easy to follow. You can make choices from their on-line menu to go with the “Resolution Revolution” plan of your choice. Tossed counts the calories and nutritional content so you don’t have to, ditches mayo, and uses low GI carbs. But you won’t notice the sacrifices you’re making, because salads are packed with superfoods and protein.