Sugar Rush
There was an interesting article published in The Times this week (The fructose timebomb: it’s sweet drinks that are making our children fat | The Times). Most of us know that fizzy drinks aren’t a healthy option. Coca Cola is my particular bugbear as it has no redeeming features – 10 teaspoons of sugar in […]
To market, to market, to buy a fat pig! A Sunday lunch of aromatic roast pork
There’s nothing like a Sunday roast to bring the family together. And we all love roast pork. Brenty’s special roast pork is fantastic, and fills the house with mouth-watering cooking smells all night long, as it slow roasts its way to perfection. I try to buy my meat from my local butcher, J Seal Butchers. I […]
Herbily Ever After
Supermarkets chillers are full of them, neatly stacked in their sanitized plastic containers. But how often do you actually utilize the whole packet? Oh, you get the odd recipe that calls for a sprinkling of coriander here, or a snippet of chives there, but don’t you always find half-empty herb packets mouldering at the back […]
Rhubarb Rhubarb
I always think the arrival of British forced rhubarb signifies that Spring is not far off. It’s cheering colour is such a contrast to other seasonal fare and looks so pretty that I can’t resist it. We have consequently been eating a lot of it in the Harris household over the last week or two. […]
Breaking Bread
Last weekend I was really looking forward to celebrating the end of austere January and welcoming in February with a bacon sandwich. Not just any old sandwich, it had to have the best bacon (I love unsmoked streaky; Duchy Originals and Denhay are both good, but try your local butcher’s own bacon if you can), and the bread […]
Kale & Hearty: Seasonal Eating
I love (nearly) all foods, the more exotic the better. One of my favourite pastimes when travelling to a new country is to try the local delicacies. The husband (Brent) and I often shop abroad for local specialities in markets and shops so that we can try to recreate our favourite holiday dishes at home, but […]
New Year, New You?
I don’t know about you, but January for me is a time for new beginnings. After the excesses of Christmas and New Year, I like to take time out to reflect on the previous year and consider my goals for the coming one. After a Christmas in the French Alps consuming vast amounts of French […]