Feb 17th, 2011
Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall’s Fish Fight campaign highlights a shocking truth that about half the fish caught in the North Sea catch is thrown back dead - part driven by EU quotas and part by the UK’s preference to eat just three fish species. The solution is two-fold; change the quota system and change UK eating habits. [...]
Dec 27th, 2010
Chestnuts are piled high on the fruit and veg stands of supermarkets in the run up to Christmas. They have an association with Christmas fayre and are surprisingly simple to transform into a great home made stuffing. It’s true they can be a bit fiddly to peel, but worth it for a special meal. I’m [...]
Jul 14th, 2010
The tree in my garden which I thought was a Beech, has turned out be a Cherry tree. What’s more, there seems to be a bumper crop of dark red cherries amongst the branches. As a big fan of the fruit, this was a fantastic bonus. The tree is huge and although we’d been picking a [...]