Sharing a love of good food - recipes from my kitchen - eating out - great producers & suppliers
I’d love to be able to write full blog posts about all the great local, independent food and drink I enjoy. But, if I did, I’d have no time for anything else. So, here’s one of my occasional round-up posts: this time featuring my autumn …Read more
Northumberland seafood is some of the best available. And I ate lots of it when I spent a week’s holiday there earlier this month. In this post, I share the highlights from eating out in this seafood-lover’s heaven – and include a heartfelt thanks to …Read more
I’d love to have been able to write full blog posts about all the great food and drink I enjoyed this summer. But, if I did, I’d have no time for anything else! So, here’s one of my occasional round-up posts: this time featuring my …Read more
The Staffordshire Oatcake Company produces a just-add-water mix, formulated to a traditional recipe, making it easier to cook this North Staffordshire favourite in your own kitchen. I was sent a packet of Oatcake Mix to try, and in this post show you what you can …Read more
Dalton’s Dairy is a family-run affair based on their farm in Wootton, east Staffordshire. At the heart of the business are grass fed cows whose milk is turned into quality handmade products. I was recently invited to try their cheese and butter and loved it. …Read more
Moorland Veg Box delivers fresh, organic fruit and vegetables direct to your door. Based in the Staffordshire Moorlands, but also delivering around Buxton, Macclesfield, Ashbourne, Uttoxeter, Stone and Stoke-on-Trent, I recently tried one of their veg boxes. Initially not sure if veg boxes were for …Read more
Holy Bread is a new bakery business in Leek, Staffordshire. Started just last month, they’ve got off to a flying start with the orders pouring in. The husband and wife team currently produce handmade, artisan bagels in a range of tasty flavours and deliver them …Read more
Beer & Cheese Bread with Oats is a hearty, rustic loaf that’s full of flavour. It’s perfect for eating with cheeses, meats and pickles or alongside soups and stews. In this post I show you how to make it using my easy, no-knead overnight method …Read more
In this post, I share some of my food and drink from last month, bringing together a selection from the blog and my social media during March 2020. March was a strange month. It started off relatively normal, albeit with fears about just how bad …Read more
The Staffordshire Cheese Company has been making artisan cheese for over twenty-five years. I recently spent a day in their creamery in Cheddleton, learning about and watching them produce their award-winning, handmade cheeses. I even played a teeny part in the production of one of …Read more
In this post I share some of my food and drink highlights from last month, bringing together the best of the blog and my social media during February 2020. Includes: some favourite ways to eat eggs, when a meat substitute’s not really a meat substitute, …Read more
Chocao, a new cacao gin liqueur, is the result of a collaboration between two great Staffordshire independents. Its official launch is coming up later this month, but here I have a sneak preview for you. I’ve also given links to launch events where you can …Read more
In this post I share some of my food and drink highlights from last month, bringing together the best of the blog and my social media during January 2020. Includes American pancakes (twice!), a perfect pizza, Indian street food, tasty local beef in a country …Read more
Did you go out for Burns Night last weekend? I got my celebrating in early when I was lucky enough to be invited to The Old Mill in Leek. In honour of the Scottish poet, the smokehouse hosted a Whisky Night featuring Distilled Events. Along …Read more
In this post I share some of my food and drink highlights from last month, bringing together the best of the blog and my social media during December 2019. Includes a birthday meal with a MasterChef finalist, seasonal baking and Christmas in Wales. Love …Read more
In this post I share some of my food and drink highlights from last month, bringing together the best of the blog and my social media during November 2019. Includes a controversial chilli, sustainable meat eating, tapas, South East Asian, Indian and Pakistani food and …Read more
Stone Food & Drink Festival, now in its fifteenth year, seems to be going from strength to strength. Held over the first weekend in October, the 2019 Festival drew huge crowds to the Staffordshire town. As on a number of other years, I joined them …Read more
In this post I share some of my food and drink highlights from last month, bringing together the best of the blog and my social media during September 2019. Read about Love Lamb Week, dog friendly eating and drinking in Staffordshire, two great value restaurants, …Read more
In this post I share some of my food and drink highlights from last month, bringing together the best of the blog and my social media during August 2019. Includes quality but affordable dining in Lichfield, Thai lunchtime bargains, tapas at my local village pub, …Read more
In this post I share some of my food and drink highlights from last month, bringing together the best of the blog and my social media during July 2019. Includes holiday eating on Anglesey, homegrown veg, food writing tips and my first taste of Tibetan …Read more
Anglesey, off the north coast of Wales, is rightly becoming ever more popular. We love it, not just for its stunning beaches and clifftop scenery, but also for its impressive local food scene. In this post I share with you some of my foodie highlights …Read more
My round-up of food and drink highlights for June 2019 is a little different from previous months. That’s because towards the end of June I went off on my holidays to Anglesey. I’m posting from there right now and I’ll write about it later in …Read more
Now in its eleventh year, Congleton Food & Drink Festival attracts thousands of people to this Cheshire market town. I went along to the most recent event to sample what was on offer and to bring a nice little haul of goodies home too. A …Read more
In this post I share some of the food and drink highlights from last month, bringing together the best of the blog and from my social media during May 2019. MICROGREENS There’s something really special about growing your own food and always a feeling …Read more
In this post I share some of the food and drink highlights from last month, bringing together the best of the blog and from my social media during April 2019. The Old Mill Smokehouse & Craft Ale Bar, Leek I’d heard mixed feedback about …Read more