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. [...]
Posted in Food Heros, Recipes on Feb 17th, 2011
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 [...]
Posted in Recipes on Dec 27th, 2010
Quite a few years ago I spent some time living in Uganda. One of our favourite treats at weekends (besides listening to Rick D’s American Top 40) was going out for a meal at one of the local Ethiopian restaurants. There were only 2 options on the menu – vegetarian or meat. After we’d washed [...]
Posted in Main Meals, Vegetarian on Jan 16th, 2010
When is a bus not a bus? When it’s been turned into a Vegan restaurant! Hidden away in Elys Yard, E1, this 1967 Routemaster bus has been converted into a restaurant and takeaway and is one of London’s quirky gems. Naturally, being a Routemaster, the restaurant is entered through the traditional open entrance at the [...]
Posted in Restaurants, Cafes and Pubs, Reviews, Vegetarian on Dec 28th, 2009
I wanted to make a very very quick birthday cake – we were on holiday and time was of the essence and the local shop not very big. I wanted to keep it real simple – so sponge cake. But how to make it just a bit more exciting than a Victoria sponge? I opted [...]
During our recent trip to Lyme Regis, we found loads of great places to buy local produce and enjoy a nice bite to eat (more info in my previous Lyme Regis Post). However, I don’t think anything compares to fresh food which you’ve grown, caught or harvested for yourself. I particularly love oily fish on [...]
Posted in Hints + Tips, Main Meals on Jul 29th, 2009
A couple of weekends ago, I had a weekend morning with nothing much to do but wait for the Cricket or Rugby to start. I ended up watching Saturday Kitchen, which we’ve not done in ages. On the show they showed a recipe from Rick Stein’s Food Heroes series which caught my eye. Mr Stein [...]
Posted in Books, Hints + Tips, Main Meals, Restaurants, Cafes and Pubs on Jun 16th, 2009
The nature of the coastline in the Gower, with very gentle beaches and tides that go out a long way, means fishing boats don’t launch from most of the sea-side towns, only the Marina at Swansea. The Mumble Pier looks a little odd at low tide. If you do fancy a spot of sea fishing, [...]
Posted in Books, Drinks, Hints + Tips, Recipes on Jun 11th, 2009
May’s In the Bag was hosted by Real Epicurean and consisted of Broccoli and Blue Cheese. Over the past few weeks we’ve been getting some gorgeous Purple Sprouting Broccoli from our veg box which seemed perfect for my attempt. I really wanted to try and challenge myself to come up with something less obvious again. [...]
Posted in Baking, Main Meals, Vegetarian on May 12th, 2009
We held a dinner party for six people over the Easter weekend and were keen to plan a menu which could be prepared completely in advance and require only heating, plating a serving on the night. Sundried Tomato, Spinach & Feta Filo Pastry Pie —— Vegetable Mousakka with Greek Salad, accompanied with Black Olive & Rosemary [...]
Posted in Baking, Books, Food Heros, Main Meals, Recipes, Reviews, Vegetarian on May 4th, 2009