This post is to round up the results of our recent poll “Bird Flu: What do you think?”. Thank-you to everyone who voted and / or supplied feedback, either via the comments or by emailing myself. It’s appreciated! As I think is evident from these results, nearly everybody agreed that the Bernard Matthews incident was [...]

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Well it turns out that it’s National Chip Week from the 13th to the 19th of February.  I love chips – but doesn’t it seem like we have a week dedicated to everything these days?  Less is more!

The recipe for “Devilled Kidneys” dates back to Victorian times, although mine is not entirely true to the original mold. Sure, I’ve used kidneys, cream and mustard, but I’ve skipped the Worcestershire Sauce and Cayenne pepper, replacing them with red wine and paprika for a different taste.

“Welcome to the world of industrial food production…”. A fascinating and horrifying look into what we eat and how it’s made – check it out here.

Something new to think about – fish can be bad for you. The claim is that fishing hurts – in more ways then one.

For anyone that doesn’t know already, a quick recap: Britain has been hit again with “Bird Flu” (HN51 Avian Influenza), this time at the mass producing turkey farm owned by “Bernard Matthews”.

Bird Flu is back – this time infecting (mass farmed) Bernard Matthews Turkeys – and they have only themselves to blame.  Read more in this great article.

Honestly I did remember that it was Burn’s Night last week on January the 25th, and while I unfortunately didn’t have time to go to a restaurant to celebrate (due to work), I did make a mental note to cook up a few Scottish recipes for it. Despite being half Scottish (and therefore having a [...]

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