Category: Producers

  • Make the most of venison season

    Venison is a much underrated meat.  I’ve heard people say that they don’t like “eating Bambi”, but is it really any different to eating Daisy, Babe or Shaun?! So why do I think venison so good and worth seeking out?  Well, it is lean (less fat than skinned chicken breast), has more iron than any […]

  • Farmers Markets

    We have a farmers market in my town – it’s a smallish market mid-week every couple of weeks.  The problem is that like many people, I’m out at work away from town by week.  But then we do have a “food festival” (larger farmers/producers market) every quarter on a Saturday with one of the main […]

  • Friday: Scallops, black pudding, Jerusalem artichoke purée

    A while back I bought some Spanish smoked black pudding and had been wondering what to do with it.  On the naïve assumption that the smokiness would be subtle, I thought I’d create a dish of with scallops and Jerusalem artichoke pure (as Jerusalem artichokes have a mildly smokey taste I thought it would work […]