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…
Food 2020 – The Great British Chefs Cookbook Club (Fire Islands by Eleanor Ford)
May 2020 – Recipes (Hot and Sour Duck, Stir Fried Greens with Garlic and Chilli, Solo Coconut Rice, Lamb Shank Red Curry, Five Minute Stir Fry Beef, Aubergine with Shrimp Paste, Golden Stir Fry Vegetables, Babi Guling, Spice Stuffed Smoked Duck, Yellow Coconut Rice) As some of you will have realised, I’ve developed something of…
Food 2020 РRecipes (Scones, Cheese Scones, Canel̩s, Lemon Drizzle Cake With Edible Flowers, Runebergintorttu)
May 2020 – Recipes (Scones, Cheese Scones, Canelés, Lemon Drizzle Cake With Edible Flowers, Runebergintorttu) I should probably call this the Great Lockdown Bakeoff (or something). I’m sure it’s a pretty common theme (certainly it would seem to be if you look at how damn hard it has been to lay hands on flour, yeast,…
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 2020 – Recipes (Pasteis de Natas, Baked Custard, Meringues, Naan Bread)
Saturday, May 23rd 2020 – Recipes (Pasteis de Natas, Baked Custard, Meringues, Naan Breads) I know, I know. Are we doing nothing apart from baking? Well, no, we’re also working full time, running, cycling, walking, so cake is essential to break up the day! For a while I’ve been wondering if I could make the…
Food 2020 – Recipes (Banana Bread, Blueberry, Lemon and Almond Loaf, Easy Lemon Ice Cream)
March/April 2020 – Recipes (Banana Bread, Blueberry, Lemon and Almond Loaf, Easy Lemon Ice Cream) It’s been an interesting four weeks so far, food-wise, in this house as we attempt to ride out the Covid-19 lockdown and hang onto our sanity. I realise we are both incredibly lucky in that we are both able to…
Food 2020 – The Great British Chefs Cookbook Club (Veneto by Valeria Necchio)
March 2020 – Recipes (Tagliatelle with Rabbit Ragu; Bigoli in Salsa; Marinated Courgettes; Milk Braised Fennel; Prosecco and Prawn Risotto; Roast Guinea Fowl; Rosemary and Garlic Mashed Potato) This was an early – and very happy – experiment in cooking with the Great British Chefs Bookclub, where a Facebook group spends a month cooking from…
Food 2020 – The German Gymnasium, London
Tuesday 10th March, 2020 – The German Gymnasium, London This was the last meal I ate out prior to the Covid-19 lockdown kicking in. And it wasn’t planned at all. I’d been in the office rather than working from home, and had walked back to Euston from the City as per usual. I arrived at…
Food 2020 – The Oxford Kitchen, Oxford
Saturday, 29th February 2020 – The Oxford Kitchen, Oxford We haven’t been to the Oxford Kitchen since it got its current – and much deserved – Michelin star, partly because we’ve not been in Oxford much, and partly because as a result of the award it’s a lot harder to get a table now than…
Food 2020 – The Great British Chefs Cookbook Club (Fire Islands by Eleanor Ford; Wok On by Ching-He Huang)
January/February 2020 – The Great British Chefs Cookbook Club As if I don’t have enough to do, I’ve recently allowed myself to be sucked into a rather fun group on Facebook (I know, I know…), the Great British Chefs Cookbook Club. The idea of this is that every month a cookbook by a British chef…
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