Food and Drink

Bods’s Cookbook Collection Reviewed - Cranks Fast Food

Posted on 13 March 2010 in Food and Drink

The concept of Cranks Fast Food is a simple one - brilliant, tasty vegetarian food in under 30 minutes - many can be easily done in 15-20 minutes.. Living in a country where sizeable proportions of the population live off ready meals because ‘cooking takes too long’, it’s a book you often want to wave in front of people going ‘LOOK! IT’S EASY!’

Bods’s Cookbook Collection Reviewed - Hansa’s Indian Vegetarian Cuisine

Posted on 12 March 2010 in Food and Drink

31% of people in India are vegetarian, and it’s the country of the world with the most vegetarians. Some regions are more vegetarian than others, and in the Gujarit region, the population and food are primarily vegetarian. So no surprise then that Gujurati cuisine has come up with some excellent dishes over the years.

Bods’s Cookbook Collection Reviewed - Grub on a Grant

Posted on 11 March 2010 in Food and Drink

Over the years, author Clas Clarke became almost the Delia of student cooking and Grub on a Grant became known by many as the student cookbook bible, thanks to its extremely easy to follow recipes which were simple, and wholesome and tasty.

Bods’s Cookbook Collection Reviewed - Delia’s Complete Cookery Course

Posted on 10 March 2010 in Food and Drink

The book covers everything, and starts with the basics. Rather than presenting you with just the recipes, the book explores the equipment you need, general techniques and information about key ingredients.

Bods’s Cookbook Collection Reviewed - Cranks Recipe Book

Posted on 9 March 2010 in Food and Drink

Cast your mind back to 1961. It’s the swinging sixties and you’re on Carnaby Street. Far out man. There’s fashion everywhere. And a restaurant.. And oh look it’s vegetarian. That’s good healthy food man!

Bods’s Cookbook Collection

Posted on 8 March 2010 in Food and Drink

Over the years we’ve now amounted a sizeable cookbook collection, so I’ve decided to review them. I’m going to share what I have and review them for you, sharing what’s good and what’s bad in the veggie cook book arena.

Sprout Pasta, and other vegetable box scheme ponderings

Posted on 8 January 2010 in Food and Drink

As I’ve probably mentioned on this blog before, Catherine and myself purchase our regular dosage of fruit and veg from an organic box scheme.

The perfect public service website - which sadly doesn’t exist

Posted on 14 September 2009 in Food and Drink, TV Programmes

One cookery programme firmly with the recession in mind however the recent Economy Gastronomy. Every week, the presenters would pop over to someone’s house, try to get them to plan their meals and eat more sensibly.

Local Blackberries = Local cheese

Posted on 3 August 2009 in Food and Drink

I’m not sure what food you could find in Merton though. There’s some elderflowers nearby but not many. You can buy Wimbledon honey at the Wimbledon Common windmill or at the National Trust shop at Morden Hall Park. Mind you there’s the blackberries. Loads of them.

The Balcony Food Zone

Posted on 10 August 2008 in Food and Drink

Regular readers will know that I like my food, and I’m keen on quality. I’ve baked my own bread for around two years now (and indeed, as I type, there’s a malthouse loaf proving in the kitchen), and I like to eat good quality food.

The cheese on TV that really grates

Posted on 11 March 2008 in Food and Drink, TV Programmes

Being a bit of a keen cook, and someone who likes to do things reasonably properly if possible, I know Delia wasn’t really aimed at me. I mean, there’s just no way on earth you’ll find frozen mashed potato in my freezer.

Jellied Eels

Posted on 4 January 2008 in Food and Drink

Just had them for the first time after a work lunchtime visit to A Cooke’s pie and mash shop on the Goldhawk Road. Makes you wonder how something which looks so disgusting, can actually be so wonderfully tasty…

Foie Gras? In the BBC canteen? You’ll be lucky!

Posted on 5 November 2007 in BBC, Food and Drink

There’s an interesting article about complaints in the BBC staff canteens, in the Sunday Telegraph.

Bonjourrrrr, yah cheese-eatin’ surrender monkeys!

Posted on 23 September 2007 in Food and Drink, Travel and Holidays

In France, Catherine ate on average 3.2 different cheeses per day. That’s a lot of cheese.

Jumbucks. Just say NO

Posted on 15 December 2005 in Food and Drink

Quite frankly, the Jumbuck’s pie I ate this evening, was by far the blandest, most tasteless food I have ever, EVER eaten in my life. This wasn’t bad tasting. This was just non-existant tasting. It apparently had meat in it. I know cos I put some in my mouth. But it just tasted of, well nothing. It was is my tastebuds had gone on a hundred mile hike, and wouldn’t be back for another fortnight.

Vegetarian Iceland

Posted on 22 November 2005 in Food and Drink, Travel and Holidays

In August 2005 myself and Catherine went on holiday to Iceland. However there’s one thing that makes any travelling vegetarian nervous, it’s the issue of food. In a special guest post (cos she doesn’t have her own blog), I’ve allowed Catherine to fill up the server with a post about it.

Lunch and Stroll in Hampstead

Posted on 31 July 2005 in Food and Drink

Every now and then, you want to go out for a good Sunday lunch. There’s something so good about going out for Sunday lunch - having a nice meal, reading the paper and so on, with perhaps a nice stroll afterwards. Today on a whim we decided to head for somewhere where a good Sunday lunch would be almost guarenteed. Today we headed for the poshness of Hampstead.

Scotch Steak Houses - Evil With A Green Sign

Posted on 14 May 2005 in Food and Drink

If you’ve never come across one, they’re exactly like Aberdeen Angus Steak Houses. And if you’ve never seen one of those, they have big clunky signs, everything is red inside and they look plain awful.

Keep Me Away From Those Pies

Posted on 12 April 2005 in Food and Drink

Farmers markets are a dangerous place where I scour the place sampling, tasting, and thinking about how nice it would be to buy some of that stuff there, before hastily pulling myself back and saying, well yes, but what would you actually do with it?

Jamie’s School Dinners

Posted on 2 March 2005 in Food and Drink, TV Programmes

Watching it and seeing the processed crap that kids get served at school… well I’m not particularly impressed.

Wotsit Wotnot?

Posted on 8 January 2004 in Food and Drink

The odd boasts of a packet of crisps.

Cranks Light

Posted on 6 November 2003 in Food and Drink

The true path to looking good is eating well - but eating well doesn’t have to be fattening!

More Beef and Guinness Pie

Posted on 28 October 2003 in Food and Drink

It’s been over a year since I last ate Beef and Guinness Pie at the Red Lion, but I was not disappointed tonight.

The Amazing Chip Vending Machine.

Posted on 6 July 2003 in Food and Drink, Transport

Chips from a vending machine? Sometimes you just have to try these things. Why, who knows, but you do.

Yes sir, it’s here to stay. For a few weeks anyway.

Posted on 8 June 2003 in Food and Drink

The amazing McDonalds redefinition of the phrase ‘here to stay’.

Pigeon at the Pub, or just frozen Scampi and chips?

Posted on 25 April 2003 in Food and Drink

Pub food doesn’t have to be scampi and chips, or mass produced Chicken Tikka Masalla. It can be homemade, creative and interesting. You just have to find the pub…