Archive for December, 2006
Royal Farm Shop Windsor
Occupying converted Victorian Potting Sheds the Royal Farm Shop at Windsor sells produce from the Duchy of Cornwall in addition to products sourced from across the Thames Valley.
My local brewer and winery, Chiltern Valley Wines, have just been awarded the honour of a ‘by Royal Appointment‘ and are apparently stocked at the shop; they do [...]
New Foodie Magazine - TasteItalia
Spotted a new magazine on the shelf at WHSmiths today - Taste Italia ‘for lovers of Italian food an drink’.
It is published by the producers of Taste Italia, which I believe is a travel and Italian culture magazine. The emphasis in Taste Italia is totally about Italian food and wine.
Every issue is packed [...]
Seasonal Duck recipes
We’ve plumped(!) for duck as our Christmas bird this year, so a hunt for appropriate recipes was called for. Problem is of course that ducks tend to be a tad smaller than Turkey or Goose, so depending on numbers you may need more than one bird. Waitrose offer a couple of promising recipes - and [...]
Best Mince Pies Best Christmas Puddings
Taste tests abound - The Independent has proclaimed the Waitrose Panettone as pud as the No 1 Best Christmas Pudding £4.99 for 454g. (Never really understood the attraction of Panettone; but I might be tempted to add this to my Ocado Christmas order). Second place was given to an organic and Fairtrade pud from [...]
In Search Of… Darioles Moulds
To be honest I had no idea what a Darioles is (or was) let alone the mould in which to make them. I ran across a reference to them when researching a project I have in mind for 2007 over on SpittoonExtra.
According to Good Things In England by Florence White (Amazon.co.uk £12) ‘dariole’ is not [...]