We just had a ring on the doorball, from a chap selling door to door from www.goodtastefoods.co.uk. He had a van full of stuff, and we were interested enough to let him show us his wares. He brought a heap of boxes to the house; he had salmon, tuna, hake and cod, and all the…
fancy a slice
of a Discworld cake?
frozen freezer
I had a quick scud through my Nibblous favourites this morning for some ideas, and decided on Balsamic Duck with Cep Lentils. We have all the ingredients in – the duck breasts were in the outside freezer. And when I went out to this frost free upright freezer, I was met with a sheet of…
got a banana?
Spotted on Lakeland‘s site today, is a banana transporter. Transport your mid-morning snack to work or school without it looking as if it’s gone five rounds in a boxing ring! Why can’t you just transport it *in its skin*? And what if your banana is not the shape of this contraption.
clearing the freezer
We collected half a salt marsh lamb on Sunday, from www.thoroughlywildmeat.co.uk. We are collecting a quarter of a cow on Saturday, from www.dexterbeef.co.uk. This has caused some anxieties re freezer space, and thus we are eating a sort of lucky dip to try and make way for all this meat. This morning, I found half…
wildfoods.com
this looks interesting … “Welcome to Wildfoods, the food explorers website! Discover fresh harvests from the wild Caledonian forests of Scotland to the scrub-lands of Australia. Taste our delicate oils and vinegars from France, Italy and Greece or savour the intense flavour of our truffles gathered from all over Europe. Wildfoods bring you fresh and…
fruit and veg don't have to look perfect
Hurrah for Waitrose – according to this story from the Independent, they are ” launching a range of “ugly” looking seasonal fruit at discounted prices for use in cooking. The “class two” produce will be either visually flawed or oddly shaped, according to Waitrose, but otherwise perfect for eating.” Now – if only the great…
quelle horreur!
From today’s Times comes an article about how some French chefs are “spraying an omelette with a truffle-flavoured chemical and injecting fake wild-mushroom drops into a duck filet” more here.
how to soften brown sugar when it goes hard
Saw this in passing, and thought it might be useful. To soften hard brown sugar, place an open bag of sugar in the microwave with a cup of water next to it. Microwave on high (100%) for 2-3 minutes. If your microwave doesn’t have a carousel, turn the bag after each minute. NOTE: This worked…
a guilty lunch
I baked a couple of those Sainsburys part-baked baguettes for lunch – they are a godsend when you work at home, and have forgotten to put bread in the machine. Chopped up a shallot and some Red Leicester to make a cheese and onion-y sandwich, then added some cucumber. And then, the final flourish –…