In the good old days when ABC were singing about poisoned arrows and Jimmy Saville was well respected (I never liked him) lamb shanks were a thing of revoltingness with the forshank and hind shank being a lower sheep’s leg of connective tissue and fattiness, needing hours of old fashioned stewing to render it down …
I wasn’t going to put this blog on, with the thought I might upset someone but then I was watching ‘come Dine with Me’ last night and witnessed a couple putting frozen chicken chunks in to a slow cooker with a tin of chicken soup and a splash of cheap plonk – – ‘ that’s …
Sorry to disappoint but this is not a blog about being intolerant or allergic to any food, more a blog on what we shouldn’t tolerate, like no one should tolerate 70’s dinner party food or food with green mould on it or food slop banged in front of you with no love and passion (not …
I hate sponge and I think butter cream is the antichrist of the patisserie world – Don’t get me wrong if I was served a cute little cup cake from a cute little orphan I wouldn’t say no, rather smile politely and eat its devilish delights, just as simply as if I was at afternoon …
If I split my life in to 3 portions my first would be the suffolk slice growing up on bananas and bread like a half duck half Chimp creature. When a young “Duckimp” I discovering America via Laker and fell in love with fast food, the excitement of the speed, the drive in, the french …
What’s Dim Sum? Traditional Chinese bite sized delights eaten over brunch with tea a bit like tapas. Dim Sum translates to “Touch of Heart”. Three to Four pieces of each dim sum are served in steamers or on small plates – perfect to share. I like about 4 – 5 individual dim sum just to myself …
Pre-Lodge Farm was a time when I was gym fit, healthy, a lot thinner and underworked with cute little children. How times have changed, not to sound to much like a grumpy old women – we bought a derelict farm house, lived in a caravan for a year and worked like clangers – My weight …
So who’s going to be the next president of the great USA – a woman or an orange. If you can’t decide lets see who has the best food, after all you can judge a lot by what people consume. Hilary Clinton – Brought up in Illinois / American parentage Illinois Food – home of the …
I won’t mention my age but I was brought up in the days of “sit there until you eat it” my friend was served any left overs the next day. Of course this was usually vegetables never chips. I remember being forced to eat peppery mashed potato in junior school and couldn’t eat white pepper …
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Tongue in Cheek – served with mustard mash Teresa May was picking her cabinet the other day and I thought ‘I wonder if she would give me the food police role’ – It’s a long shot but maybe I could convince her, I mean some foodie things are criminal. When I was working as a …