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Anyone for Marmalade?
January is the season for Seville oranges and naturally it's marmalade time. The end of February is the time for the annual Dalemain House Marmalade Awards, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary…
Creamy courgette and dolcelatte soup
A delicious recipe from Jan Inglis Ingredients 1oz butter A splash of olive oil 1 medium onion 2lbs courgettes, trimmed and sliced 1 tassp. oregano 1 pint vegatable stock - a cube…
Katy Clark on ‘Seed Privatisation’
Katy Clark MP has called on the UK Government to stop supporting seed privatisation in Ghana, as this means that local farmers will no longer be able to save or swap seed…
What’s in your Starbucks coffee? Don’t ask – they won’t tell you
Starbucks doesn’t think its customers have the right to know what’s in their coffee. People in the small state of Vermont disagree - they want to know if Starbucks coffee (or anything…
… And another one opens
Janet & John - Out to Lunch… This was our wonderful lunch menu at Altachorvie, the new restaurant on Shore Rd in Lamlash. It was so good I had to pass it…
One door closes …
When our son Richard became the youngest Master Chef of Great Britain (an association of fewer than 300 top professionals), Jan and I felt it was time for him to run his…
Dish of the Month
Anne Adams Lamb with Lemon Marmalade Serves 4-6 Ingredients. 1.3kg/3lb lamb leg or shoulder joint Salt and freshly milled black pepper Zest of 1 lemon 2 large garlic cloves, peeled and sliced…
‘Scary dairy’ plans stopped
If you were among the people who signed the petitions flying round the Internet about the intensive, all-on-concrete dairy farm being wished on an outraged Lincolnshire village, you can pat yourself on…
Leek and Onion Scones
Assja Baumgärtner 100 g onions 50 g leek 1 tbsp olive oil 200 g whole meal flour (or the Allinson flour mixture with rye, wheat and barley – my favourite) ½ tsp…
Climate protection with knife and fork?
Assja Baumgärtner 20% of all CO2 emissions are caused by the production, storage, transport and preparation of food. In 2005 it was around 14%, so we are looking at a rapid and…
St Valentine’s Day Menu
by Assja Baumgärtner Showing your beloved that you still love him (or her) doesn’t have to cripple your bank account. A celebration meal can do the trick very nicely, without financial panic.…