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Sunday morning car boot, I pace up and down the rows of cars not really getting into the spirit of the early morning treasure hunt. I dip in here and there pretending to have a rummage when boom, a cute little 8-piece set of rice bowls, rice spoons and soy dishes catch my eye. I'm officially the worst haggler so leave the tough work to my boyfriend, and by the end of the morning I'm the owner of a lovely little set destined to be showcased at a dinner party. Best get practising then with these little numbers...  Ingredients (serves 2): For the pickled cucumber... 1/2 cucumber 1/2 inch of ginger, cut into batons 1 tbsp rice vinegar 1 tbsp soy sauce 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp sesame seeds For the chicken teriyaki... 200g chicken thigh fillets, cut into chunks 1 tbsp sesame oil 1 leek, sliced into 1/2 inch pieces 3 tbsp teriyaki sauce 1 tsp sugar For the crispy pan fried sea bass... 2 fillets of seabass 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp fish sauce 1 tsp honey 1 red chilli,...

Ingredients (serves 2): 2 smoked trout fillets 200g mangetout, halved lengthways  100g peas 1 fennel bulb, shredded  2tbsp olive oil 1tbsp white wine vinegar  1tsp honey 1/2tsp wholegrain mustard 2tbsp chopped almonds 1. Cook the peas and mangetout in boiling water for 1 minute, drain and allow to cool. 2. Once cooled, mix the greens with the shredded fennel. 3. To make the dressing, mix the oil, vinegar, honey and mustard in a pot, and give it a thorough mix by fastening the lid of the pot and shaking. 4. Flake the trout into the greens mix, pour over the dressing and mix altogether. 5. Plate the salad and sprinkle over the chopped almonds. Enjoy! Yelly -fi-felly-food-belly x

London is a fantastic place for a foodie to live. You fancy Italian? We have plenty. You want street food? It's everywhere. Trouble is, that is the trouble. There is so much and it's hard to make a decision on a hungry stomach. So here are a couple of things I do when picking out somewhere to eat. 1. Keep a food bible Have you ever read TimeOut and thought, I DEFINITELY need to go to that restaurant and then two weeks later you find yourself with a free evening with no dinner reservations and can't think of anywhere to go? Annoying. So here's what I do, I collect clippings from TimeOut , Olive Magazine , The Times etc., and keep them all in a file to reference later. This includes recipes too, it's like my go to guide for all things food. Seems like a lot of effort? Then just create a Pintrest board. 2. My favourite app Dojo - great for finding out what's nearby: street food, markets or restaurants, they show it all. They do a regular ...