Sunday, 3rd April 2021 – Towcester Ever since we locked down back in 2020, 13 months ago, we have been taking regular walks in the local parks, including the water meadows, and along the stream that borders the parkland next to our house. In all that time we have made occasional sightings of the local…
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Food 2020 – Recipes (Elderflower Vodka, Elderflower Cordial, Elderflower Fritters)
June 2020 – Recipes (Elderflower Vodka, Elderflower Cordial, Elderflower Fritters) It’s been quite a year for watching the wildflowers around these parts, and with elder (Sambucus nigra, otherwise known as elder, boortree, boontree, borewood, and even dog tree) growing rife along the streamside park that edges our property, and all around the perimeter of the…
Food 2020 – Recipes (Kanelsnurrer a la Meyer’s Bakery)
Saturday 20th June, 2020 – Kanelsnurrer (Cinnamon Swirls) a la Meyer’s Bakery If you’re Danish (or an enthusiastic foodie with an eye on the Nordic food scene) youll have heard of Claus Meyer, the other man who founded Noma, the one many people haven’t heard of, among other things, and who now has a small…
Travel 2020 – Towcester to Hulcote
May 2020 – Towcester to Hulcote, Northamptonshire Sunday mornings since the lockdown began have taken on a pattern of their own, with breakfast at around 10, usually a poached or boiled egg, with toast while we listed to the radio, followed by grabbing a camera, and a raincoat and heading out for a walk. There…
Food 2020 – The Folly/The Brothers, Towcester
Saturday 7th June, 2020 – The Folly/The Brothers, Towcester We have had a somewhat up and down relationship with The Folly Inn, our most local gastropub, over the years with some very good food and some that really hasn’t hit the mark, along with service that can be very hit and miss but can also…
Travel 2020 – Towcester Watermeadows
April/May 2020 – Towcester Watermeadows While I appreciate that for some people the lockdowns imposed in various countries (or not) have been at best mixed blessings and at worst a constant source of concern and alarm. For us, it has been no problem at all really, with both of us working full time from home…
Food 2019 – Recipes (Towcester Cheesecakes, Yorkshire Cheesecakes, Maids of Honour)
Tuesday, 9th July 2019 – Recipes (Towcester Cheesecakes, Yorkshire Cheesecakes, Maids of Honour) I think there is no doubt that each of these three recipes are very closely related, and are in fact subtle variants of pretty much the same thing, and they clearly date from a time when sugar was becoming more available, but…
Events 2018/2019 – New Year
Monday, 31st December 2018/Tuesday, 1st January 2019 – Events, New Year’s Day A very happy and prosperous new year to you all!
Food 2018 – Bar Encore, Towcester
Saturday, 17th November/11th December 2018 – Bar Encore, Towcester After a couple of slightly rocky visits to Bar Encore when I’d repeatedly had to teach the cocktail barman how to make a caipirinha (and the answer is not the way he was making it with syrup and lime juice – but I digress and to…
Food 2018 – The Yard, Towcester
Friday, December 7th 2018 – The Yard, Towcester It pains me to have to do what is essentially going to be a hatchet job on any restaurant but we tried the latest place to open in our home town last Friday and it was not an edifying affair. La Strada, after a chequered half decade…
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