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
In preparation for our Christmas dinner, we embarked on a South London Food Safari. The first stop was a Slow Food Christmas Market at the Festival Hall on the South Bank of the Thames. I’ve heard of the Slow Food Movement before, and had a rough idea of what they were about - promoting traditional foods, biodiversity, quality, taste [...]
Posted in Markets on Dec 25th, 2008