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
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 [...]
Posted in Restaurants, Cafes and Pubs, Reviews, Shops on Jul 8th, 2009
Cassoulet, for those of you that haven’t tried it is a rich slow cooked stew from southwest France. It’s made up of stewed white beans with a variety of different meats – the exact mixture of which seems always to be under debate. I adapted this version from the one in Hugh’s Meat book. His [...]
Posted in Drinks, Main Meals on Dec 1st, 2008
Provided with leftover ham from roast gammon, I set about assembling a suitable lunchtime feast. To accompany the ham I went for apple, goats cheese and poached eggs. I’ve always had issues with poached eggs. I’ve tried numerous techniques including Delia’s frying pan method and Hugh’s vortex attempt. I’ve experimented with varying room temperature, egg [...]
Posted in Hints + Tips, Lunchbox, Recipes on Nov 5th, 2008
Mmmmm pie. This was a recipe by the mighty Hugh (River Cottage Meat Book) for a stew but he said you could make it into a pie. So I did. It was good. I used ready to roll puff pastry, which was really easy. The stew is just beef, bacon, whole baby onions, and guinness. [...]
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