Back when September was reigning and the sun was still shining (rather than setting at 5:30) we took a trip to the wonderful Ogmore-by-sea. It was my legendary mum a.k.a. Gale’s birthday. With the family and new puppy in tow we walked to build up an appetite for the hotly anticipated day’s brunch at Cobbles KitchenContinue reading “Cobbles Kitchen & Deli: a birthday, brunch and the hard bagel?”
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Pieces from the Pantry .4
Sweetcorn While it is fair to say that lockdown has eased considerably since my last Pieces from the Pantry instalment, that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t still be trying to use the food we already have tucked away in our cupboards. Whether you want to discourage waste or be creative with timeless tinned ingredients hereContinue reading “Pieces from the Pantry .4”
Is British food really that bad? Pete Brown defends its honour in ‘Pie Fidelity: In Defence of British Food’
Have you ever thought of Britain’s national dishes of fish and chips, a roast dinner or a cooked breakfast as mediocre and just a plain old bit of stodge? See my review below of Pete Brown’s ‘Pie Fidelity’ in which he tries to argue that British food is much more than this and even something to beContinue reading “Is British food really that bad? Pete Brown defends its honour in ‘Pie Fidelity: In Defence of British Food’”