The Free Press is one of my favourite pubs and a thorough mention on the Blog of this fantastic Cambridge place is long overdue and much deserved. Cambridge's true pub lovers, of the old school, traditional kind, will already know it well. I have often found it to be overlooked by locals, however, especially where eating out is concerned. The pub's great food was actually, I am rather ashamed to admit, introduced to me by a very good friend from university who hails from Germany! So, I unfortunately can't claim that The Free Press is entirely one of my own local finds, but it is quickly climbing to the top of my list of "locals," and its atmosphere, draught ales and ciders, and fantastic home-cooked food never disappoint.  If you're into celebrating great British food, you will definitely love exploring the fresh and seasonal menu.

Dressed crab and samphire

As regular readers of the Blog may have noticed, I'm taking advantage of having the kitchen to myself for a few days and cooking many of the dishes I love and have been dying to write about. The Boy isn't keen on messing with the usual Sunday routine, including the traditional Sunday roast, so this weekend I took the opportunity to roast a chicken... Thai style! 

Last weekend it struck me that I may have chosen my future husband based almost entirely on his and his family's love of good food and wine. The Boy and I spent another very enjoyable weekend tucking into foodie treats at The In-Laws'. The highlight of my Easter break was sampling course after course of home-cooked meals, washed down with plenty of Champagne. As well as Easter, always a good excuse to eat lots of yummy dinners followed by copious amounts of chocolate, we had three birthdays in the family to celebrate. The Mother-in-Law served up some delicious celebratory dishes, interspersed with bouts of piano playing, trips to The Allotment to work up an appetite for the next feast, and after-dinner dancing in the garden lit by The Father-in-Law's new parasol heaters and roaring Chiminea!