I have been a long time follower of The Curry Guy on Social Media, back in the day when there was only a blog! But now The Curry Guy – Dan Toombs, has 2 books; The Curry Guy and his latest new release Curry Guy Easy. I ordered his first book on pre release a while back and once I received it, for many months our Saturday nights became curry night and we would try a different recipe each week. His recipes are so easy to follow and honestly taste like the real thing. When ever I get the chance to have a curry night then its his books I turn to. We are big curry fans in our house – we have tried all kinds of recipes and spice mixes from other companies but nothing compares to the recipes that we can knock up from these books. I wrote a review of his first book The Curry Guy a while back – go give it a read. Most of the recipes in there are mouthwateringly good. Once you have made your base curry sauce the rest is easy. The base sauce is a labour of love, as it takes…
So when Elijah was born we had kept most of the larger items that we needed from Zach, such as baby bath, Jumperoo, buggy and cots. But we decided to treat him to a new playmat so he wasn’t always just getting the hand me downs. So after a browse around the internet we stumbled upon this playmat made by the well known baby and children’s company – Bright Starts. The mat is a generous size, with a lovely pattern on and comes with a little cushion to support with tummy time. It also has little fabric hooks in the four corners to attach other toys too if needed. The toy arch comes with four hooks and has three hanging toys: a frog with spinning rings, an elephant with fabric “crunchy” ears and a dragonfly with teething wings. It also has a detachable large round mirror that can be moved around to different positions. The best part of the playmat is the toy arch actually lights up in a flashing sequence in lovely bright colours. This is certainly Elijah’s favourite aspect and he lies mesmerised by the lights for lengthy periods of time for such a small baby. It is…
There are so many curry books and recipes out there it is so hard to choose. I have tried a lot, some better than others. Well look no further than the Curry guy. Dan Toombs is the founder of the Curry guy blog has been blogging for a number of years now read About his here. I have followed him for a while and I am a regular reader of his blogs but recently he has brought his own cookbook out on his take on the English Indian takeaway, all of the recipes in his book are his own, recipes he has created by trial and error until he finds the perfect ingredients. Talking ingredients you need a lot, I’m lucky that I cook a lot at home and I have a cupboard full of spices so I didn’t have to purchase much, but in the book at the very beginning he gives you his recipes to make your own, I haven’t done this but they are there. The best place to buy the ingredients you need is a Indian store, I have one close to my home and I can get everything I need at a reduced price…
