Monthly Archives: January 2012
There’s nothing like Sunday brunch to put a smile on your face
You know how sometimes you get those weeks where everything seems to go wrong…or the simplest jobs become difficult and complicated? Well that’s the way it has been for me last week. It started with a broken wrist (the other … Continue reading
Lazy Sunday brunch
I love a long drawn out Sunday brunch…whether it aids recovery after a Saturday night out, or sets me up for a day of healthy hill walking there’s nothing better to prepare me for the day ahead. For me the … Continue reading
Bringing the Middle East to North Wales
Merguez is a type of sausage made of lamb (or beef) that forms part of a North African or Middle Eastern diet. Flavoured with a mixture of spices including garlic, ginger, fennel, sumac, coriander, cumin, turmeric its highly aromatic and … Continue reading
Filed under Butchers, home cooking, local produce, middle eastern food, Recipes
Frugal winter minestrone: recipe
We like soup in our house. In fact that is an understatement: We love it! Not just because it makes a quick, easy to prepare supper and is relatively cheap (very important as we head towards the end of January … Continue reading
Filed under British food, family budget cooking, home cooking, Italian food, local produce, Recipes, seasonal food
Chorizo making in North Wales
One of the best things I’ve been asked to do this year (so far!) is to work with one of Bangor’s longest established butchers to help develop recipes for their new range of ‘gourmet’ sausages. I like sausages a lot. … Continue reading
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Mattar paneer: recipe
It’s funny how many variations there are of this simple indian vegetarian favourite, a mixture of fried paneer cheese, peas and tomatoes with spices. I found three totally different recipes just in the books I received at Christmas! It all … Continue reading
Hot sprout top and flower sprout salad with crispy belly pork, red onion, pumpkin seeds and croutons: recipe
Sprout tops have long been a winter favourite, but as far as new vegetables go flower sprouts are quite intriguing. According to a website dedicated entirely to the flower sprout, Tozers the seed company spent some 15 years developing them … Continue reading
A few of my Christmas books
Being an avid foodie its inevitable that friends and family buy me kitchen inspired pressies. Recipe books are of course a favourite. My shelves groan with the weight of them to the point that i’m convinced they will one day … Continue reading
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….and that was 2011: a review of our supper club year
Now that the dust has settled on Christmas and I’ve had time to sit back and think about the past year, I’ve realised just how much we’ve achieved….and wow its been a real rollercoaster! I thought I’d share a few … Continue reading
Filed under produce markets, secret supper, Uncategorized, underground restaurant
