Spring Eating
Keeping abreast of what food is in season, i.e. at its best, has become more confusing now that you can buy most things all year round. Spring is an exciting time to get back in touch.
Fresh Inspiration
When faced with the same old ingredients we need to get inventive. Its time to learn something new.
Soup of the Day
Soup is one of our most primordial foods, cooked since whenever a pot was first hung over a fire, a source of nourishment and warmth – the attributes that make winter the prime soup making season.
Dorothy Hartley’s Food in England
The post-Christmas period is one in which I used to enjoy reading the latest new cookery publications, but there have
been very few of quality in recent years. So, I was more than happy when Colin suggested I devote an entire blog to one of our enduring favourites – Dorothy Hartley’s Food in England.
The Home Orchard
A People’s Takeover might sound very revolutionary but growing your own orchard fruit is an easy step to take.
Is dining in set to become the new dining out?
Financial pressures are leading more of our “out of home” food spend to be diverted to ingredients that can be cooked at home. This has to be a good step.
Appetisers
Adding an appetiser course would be a great improvement to our British “meat and two veg” meal format.
Maximum Variety – Addendum
Eating seasonally provides all the variety we need in our diet, we just need to widen our horizons and avoid getting stuck in a rut.
Relaxed Summer Entertaining: Anyone for a Picky Tea?
A Picky Tea is, apparently, the latest fashion for relaxed summer entertaining. How you feel about this might show your age!