WELL SEASONED

I was shopping in our local supermarket recently. When I do use the larger shops I try wherever possible to look at the labelling and to buy low food miles, in-season food. Simple you might think - all supermarket food is now labelled with its source of origin so its just [...]

Woohoo, it’s finally March! This month, the clocks will go forward, putting an end to the darkest of the evenings and, as we wrote in our February blog, there is a distinct whiff of Spring-iness in the air. The Anglo-Saxons called March ‘Hlyd’ or the “stormy month”. Certainly the [...]

Pollack

Still seen by many as the poor man’s cod this delicious white fish can be a brilliant substitute for its endangered cousin. Get yourself a gold star for sustainability - pester your fishmonger to sell it!

 Spring chicken

We’re well out of the game season now but never fear, [...]

Just over an hour to go until Shrove Tuesday - Pancake Day! Rather than give you yet another recipe for the “perfect pancake” we thought we’d give you our top 10 pancake facts that we uncovered during our foodie research. If you have any others do let us know. 

“Why, what’s the matter, That you have such a February face, So full of frost, of storm and cloudiness?” - William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing
 
Even the romantic poets and playwrights couldn’t bring themselves to write nice things about February. The last of the winter months, it [...]

Cockles

It’s pretty cold this time of year so you might prefer to get these from the fishmonger rather than forage them yourself! A delicious addition to any fishy dish.

Hare

Similar in appearance but much richer in taste to its distant cousin the rabbit. Jugged, stewed or in a [...]

Apparently yesterday was most depressing day of the year; we’ve all broken the usual resolutions about not drinking, giving up smoking, losing weight. Add to that the fact that we got paid early in December, that we have a mountain of credit card bills to pay off from Christmas [...]

At this time of year we often have leftover pheasant or chicken to use up after a Sunday roast. There’s frequently a few peas, other veg and sausages too. This recipe is a great way of ensuring the leftovers don’t go to waste. It’s very versatile and [...]

Brown Crab

Having spent the winter months resting up in deep, cold waters the delicious brown crab is a great way to start the new year when you’ve had enough of the turkey and trimmings. Female crabs are spawning [...]

One of the key points I’ve taken away from my personal seasonal eating mission is that eating seasonally isn’t just about consuming what is in season at any particular time. Of course, as we discuss regularly on this blog, there is a huge amount of local, seasonal food in this country for people to discover. [...]