Sales of mushrooms reach an all-time high with UK consumers spending more than £365 million (+3.8%) a year on the vegetable, according to data* released today. Continue reading
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Monthly Archives: October 2012
31
Oct,
12
Tayto Crisps – a taste of home
While talking about my home town Tandragee in previous posts, one very famous brand of crisps that all Northern Irish people know and love is made in ‘Tayto Castle’ (yes it is a castle) in Tandragee. Continue reading
30
Oct,
12
Porridge in the morning…
On the theme of my home town Tandragee, in my speech to school last week I mentioned that through my world food travelling nothing matched the ‘Taste of Tandgrgee’, a small town on the banks of the River Cusher I’m proud of. Continue reading
30
Oct,
12
Back to School…
Imagine the situation. The phone rings, it’s your old Headmaster from School. I’ve been asked to speak at the school prize night. What an honour. Continue reading
24
Oct,
12
Yummy, English Truffles.
A few weeks ago I wrote about British Truffles, a food product we think of from Perigord in France. Today, I saw that one of my friends posted on his Facebook page his sister has written a book about English Truffles. Continue reading
23
Oct,
12
From Casseroles to Curries.
From time to time I get new product samples sent to me. All of them I will try. Friday’s delivery looked like a cosmetic counter. The most fabulous food packaging ever. Introducing Spicentice Continue reading
22
Oct,
12
Pickled Walnuts eh?
Pickled walnuts must be one of those fabulously English ingredients that everyone has heard of, yet what to do with them? Continue reading
21
Oct,
12
Topsy Turvy Roast Chicken
I have written lots recently about roast dinners (the nations favourite), I’ve also featured ‘the beer can chicken’ much in my work. You know, the recipe where one inserts a can of beer into a chickens cavity Continue reading
21
Oct,
12
Gourmet Babylon
I’m spending a lot of time at present translating American recipes to British cooking. This is not as easy as you think. Continue reading
20
Oct,
12
The DEAD Celebrity Cookbook
Yes, there is one. It’s saturday, I confess I was out late last night watching Lorraine Bowen on stage in London. I wanted a lie in and I was risen from my grave (my name for 12 tog duvet) to the postman wanting a signature for a delivery. Gurrr. Continue reading