Archive for April, 2007
The State of Eggs
Here’s something I wasn’t aware of - battery egg production is to be banned across Europe but ‘enriched’ cages, a step-up from battery will still be allowed. There was a thought provoking article in The Guardian recently that explored the new choices and the reality of free-range and chicken welfare in general.
It was […]
Win a break in Badger Country
Dorset based brewer Hall and Woodhouse have just released details of a competition to win a break for 4 people in one of six ‘Innforanight’ locations across the South. One lucky winner and three of their friends and family will get to enjoy a week of free accommodation, breakfast and dinner.
The winner can choose from […]
Delicious Features Travelers Lunchbox Blog
The May issue of Delicious Magazine is now available. A regular in their Foodie File section is a piece on food bloggers titled Blogstandard.
This months issue fetaures Edinburgh-based, Melissa Kronenthal of the world famous (at least in food blogging circles) Travelers Lunchbox. Note the American spelling. Melissa puts down her inspiration as
Even though I […]
Fairtrade Cookery Competition
DK publishing and the Fairtrade Foundation are running a competition for amateur cooks.
Using at least one Fairtrade ingredient the recipe, if judged one of the best 150 will appear in the Fairtrade Everyday Cookbook. The recipe should serve four, and have a maximum of 10 ingredients in total with the cooking instructions coming in […]
Onions
Onions seem to be the ‘flavour of the month’ in the mainstream press. The Independent printed a recipe by Skye Gyngell for a Panade of slow-cooked onions with Emmental, which sounds delicious but it was Nigel Slater’s piece in the Observer that really inspired. And informed too.
Cooking onions is a task worth taking […]
