Author Archives: Sarah

Join the Big Society before they make you: here’s how to start your own food coop

Found by on Thursday, 24th February 2011
Debate your plate
» Debate your plate

C'mon, it's better than running a library – and you'll score some seriously good value ingredients.

We’ve been glued to Arthur Potts-Dawson’s People’s Supermarket on Channel 4. It’s taken them a while to agree on what to stock (Potts-Dawson take note – 75p a pop unwaxed lemons are not cutting it) but it’s a brilliant idea based on Park Slope, a hugely successful New York coop. But the People’s Supermarket is not alone – up and down the country, in universities, schools, workplaces, community centres and church halls communities are clubbing together, taking control of where their food comes from and getting great discounts.

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The Story of One Man and his Smelly Plums

Found by on Thursday, 24th February 2011
the grubworm
» the grubworm

Whenever a man writes about man fruit, I feel the need to celebrate it.

Maybe it’s all that rich meat I’ve been guzzling on, maybe it’s the slow, terrible and steady tightening of my trousers around my middle. Maybe it’s the recent promotion of my belly to the heady heights (widths?) of a full blown gut. Whatever it is, I’ve been a-hankering after fruit.

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What the Duck? Crispy Duck about as Authentic as Chicken Tikka Masala

Found by on Wednesday, 23rd February 2011
eatlovenoodles
» eatlovenoodles

Amongst the most popular Chinese dishes in Britain is crispy aromatic duck but like General Tso's chicken in the USA and dim sims in Australia, it isn't a dish that would be easily recognisable in China. So how did the crispy aromatic duck that the British know and love come into being? The crispy aromatic duck served in Britain has its roots in a dish from Sichuan that shares the same Chinese name, xiang su ya 香酥鴨. Both dishes are prepared in the same way with the duck marinated with herbs and spices, before being steamed until tender, cooled, and finally deep-fried before serving.

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Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and Religion: Pastor Pitches Reality Food Show

Found by on Wednesday, 23rd February 2011
cnn blog
» cnn blog

It was the hot dogs that broke down religious barriers. Megachurch pastor Phil Hotsenpiller and his wife, Tammy, invited their Muslim, Jewish and Buddhist neighbors over to their Southern California home for an interfaith, multicultural meal. But not just any meal: This one was being filmed as a pilot for a reality TV show based on Tammy Hotsenpiller’s book, “Taste of Humanity" – which she described as an attempt to “bring cultures together through cuisine.”

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Let Loving Tentacles Embrace You In Genoa

Found by on Tuesday, 22nd February 2011
Gin and Crumpets
» Gin and Crumpets

Genova isn’t a conventional choice for a minibreak. A grubby port city whose glory days slipped past sometime in the 14th century, Genova funnels squeaky-suited business travellers and cruise ship escapees through its narrow alleyways, but rarely hosts holiday-makers who simply can’t leave Italy without seeing the home of pesto.

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Phew, The Ten-Year Pasty War Is Finally Over

Found by on Tuesday, 22nd February 2011
The Grocer
» The Grocer

The Cornish pasty has been handed Protected Geographical Indication status following a battle lasting almost a decade. Local pasty makers, represented by the Cornish Pasty Association, applied for the accreditation in 2002. Companies based outside the region can continue to make pasties but will no longer be able to call them ‘Cornish pasties’. Genuine Cornish pasties must also be crimped on one side, rather than on top.

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10 of the World’s Weirdest Cookbooks

Found by on Monday, 21st February 2011
whatsinmycookbooks
» whatsinmycookbooks
Time to throw out Jamie
“We’ve got lots of cookbooks in our library at whatsinmycookbooks.com, and we’re working on getting even more in there. But some cookbooks are probably best left out – there are some truly weird and, er, ‘wonderful’ cookbooks out there!”
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Stir-fried Baked Beans

Found by on Monday, 21st February 2011
Sunflower Food Galore
» Sunflower Food Galore
Words do slightly escape me – in a good way
“I love baked beans with English breakfast, on toast or on baked potato. Ever had stir fried baked beans? Since I was a kid I adored baked beans with pork a la Chinese style. I think many Chinese kids brought up in the far east are familiar with this. It's cheap and tasty, perfect comfort food with rice.”
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Gochujang Pulled Pork with Spicy Beansprout Salad

Found by on Monday, 21st February 2011
girl interrupted eating
» girl interrupted eating
One of those recipes which makes you wish this food blogger was your house-mate
“Since discovering how easily  the slow cooker produces pulled pork,  I have been dying to try another recipe.  Having shown almost superhuman self restraint in leaving  it almost a month since the Chipolte Pork Tacos , I rewarded the household with more pulled pork this time using Korean red chilli pepper paste (GochuJang) a spicy red pepper paste that makes delicious pork ribs or pork wraps.”
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Red and Green Meatballs: an inspiring tale for a grey Monday

Found by on Monday, 21st February 2011
Hollow Legs
» Hollow Legs

I love happy endings…

When I stared into my bereft vegetable drawer while I clutched at a bag of minced pork, my mind grew blank and I thought about getting a takeaway. My thriftiness kicked in though, and a plan was formulated to bring together the odds and sods languishing in my fridge. Bedraggled parsley leaves, an abundance of coriander stalks, truly they should have been destined for the bin. Instead, along with a sorry wrinkled green chilli they got blitzed right up with some fruity extra virgin olive oil…

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