Aug 26th, 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 [...]
Jul 29th, 2009
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 [...]
Jul 8th, 2009
At short notice, and with almost no planning at all, we decided to go camping in Dorset. Little did we realise that Dorset, and Lyme Regis in particular, offer more than just sea gulls, fossils and Fawlty Towers. They are actually quite foody places. There’s access to loads of fresh local produce and some wonderful [...]
Jun 27th, 2009
We recently went on a surfing holiday on the Gower Peninsular in Wales. On the days where the surf was flat, we needed to find other things to do. We heard that there was a local producer’s market held at Pennard Community Hall and we decided to give it a whirl. There were several stalls selling [...]
Jun 16th, 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 [...]
Jun 11th, 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, [...]