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Archive for September, 2006

WHB #49: Wild Mushrooms on Toast

Sunday, September 10th, 2006
Sticky Bun Mushroom

Mushrooms again? Well, it is that season. This weekend me and my wife went to the local forest, and came back (again) reasonably unsuccessful, this time with 3 medium sized ceps. It’s not enough for much of a dinner, but Mushroom on Toast (fried in garlic butter) just about fits the bill.

Feast

Saturday, September 9th, 2006
Feast: Food That Celebrates Life

Feast: Food That Celebrates LifeNigella Lawson is of a strange breed of celebrity chefs – she’s not actually a chef. Nigella actually started out as a plain journalist, who progressed onto restaurant reviews, then further into food based articles and books. The books were accompanied by TV series, and she is now one of Britain’s best loved TV foodies.

Foie Gras Gone Forever?

Friday, September 8th, 2006

Foie Gras banned? Maybe not everywhere, but is this (and more) on it’s last legs?

Weird Food

Friday, September 8th, 2006

Just what is taboo? Horse fat? Pigs’ Ears? Read about all this and more…

What Is Great Food?

Friday, September 8th, 2006

Ever wondered just what qualifies (or how to create) Incredible Food? Here’s how to find out…

Hot Fudge

Thursday, September 7th, 2006

My wife’s favourite desert is Sticky Toffee Pudding. This sauce captures the flavour perfectly, in a mobile form

I…Love…Cupcakes

Thursday, September 7th, 2006

A cupcake is all the joy of a cake, in one small mouthfull (ok, maybe two).  Here’s one of the best.

Elderberry Wine

Monday, September 4th, 2006
Elderberry Wine Recipe

Elderberries are everywhere at the moment. Small purple berries, they seem to grow on every roadside hedgerow all across England. It therefore seems fitting to use this free wild food to our advantage – in this case, to create one of the simplest wines possible.

Many people already know that Elderflowers can be used to make [...]

Nettle Soup

Sunday, September 3rd, 2006
Nettle Soup Recipe

For children in England Nettles are one of lifes annoyances, stinging legs all around the country. Reliable information from Parents dictates that the sting can be neutralised by rubbing the leaves of the Dock plant (which always seems to grow nearby) on them; does anybody know if this is true?