Archive for December, 2007
New From Innocent Drinks
To ease us into the New Year those incredibly nice people at Innocent Drinks have come up with three delicious new recipes, each only available for a limited time.
Beetroot, Apples, Pears & Ginger: January’s smoothie of the month
The UK’s only beetroot smoothie is back for one month only. Did you know that since Roman [...]
UK Food and Drink Blogs
There are now well over 140 UK based food and drink blogs offering constantly entertaining and enlightening content. Topics cover all forms of cuisine from traditional English through to Caribbean specialities, South African, Indian and Far Eastern foods. Restaurant and pub reviews, wine tasting notes and all forms of commentary are all available.
A full [...]
Six Reasons to Eat Local
Six reasons for eating locally produced food:
Over 60% of all packaging is for food
Distributing food across the UK causes more than 9 billion pounds worth of environmental damage every year
Food distribution is responsible for a quarter of all HGV traffic on the UK’s roads with the associated pollution and food miles.
Traceability - buying local is [...]
Simple Party Food - Nairn’s Oatcakes
Topped with a spicy pepperdew tempered with a cooling swirl of cream cheese and a slice of Chorizo, a dollop of tomato relish and a slither of crumbly cheddar - these Nairn’s Oatcakes make for great party food [other toppings are available].
The oatcakes are organic, free of artificial colours, flavours and preservatives. No hydrogenated fats [...]
Carluccio and the Renaissance Cookbook
Arguably the best cookery program on TV this season is Antonio Carluccio’s investigation of Bartolomeo Scappi the famed 16th Century chef; declared by many as the world’s first celebrity chef.
Scappi was the chef to many popes and published the Opera Dell’Arte del Cucinare a cookbook detailing 1000 recipes. This contained the first known picture of [...]