15.03.08: Out to Nando's

When you're feeling cheap, easy and kinda hot on a Saturday night, there's only one place to go: chicken czar Nando's.

SHE SAYS: I find it hard to believe this is our first time at Nando's this year; it's just too easy. My usual medium-spice 1/4 chick with grilled corn (and its little pat of butter) hit the spot. Gotta love that flame-grilled flava-flav. Well, it's healthier, than say, Popeyes...

HE SAYS: Enjoyed my hot-spiced 1/2 chicken with chips and corn. Chicken was tender; chips were ok, nothing special; and the corn was juicy, too. But the real reason to love Nando's is that they brought the word 'spatchcocked' into the general lexcion of Britain.

06.05.08: Tomatoey white bnz

A hearty veg improv: Canellini beans made creamy with sauteed onion and crushed garlic, veggie broth, rosemary, rocket and freshly whizzed sun-dried tomato paste, served over corn pasta. Avo, beetroot and mixed salad leaves do their bit in the background.

SHE SAYS: Easy, quick, hearty and tasty. What more do you want?

HE SAYS: Thought the rosemary made this dish distinctive, and set off the other flavours well. A+!