I’ve got a confession to make – I don’t eat pancakes very often. But, on Shrove Tuesday, it always seems criminal not to. And, each year, the tradition is the same, a batch of paper thin, crispy crepes suzette are sizzled on the hob and kept warm in the oven before lashings of lemon juice… Continue reading Shrove Tuesday…
In my latest attempt to cook my way through the food days that are scattered across the year, I took on National Pizza Day – yes, there is such a thing, who’d have thought! I love a pizza – what’s not to love about a crispy thin base, a rich sweet tomato sauce (with a hint… Continue reading An excuse for pizza (if any was needed)…
As part of my quest to cook through the myriad of food and drink days that pepper the year, last night I took on Chinese New Year. Not so much a dedicated food day as a worldwide celebration, but excuse enough, if any was needed, to cook Chinese food. I think I was far too ambitious. It must be… Continue reading Chinese New Year…
I recently started looking into our national and international food and drink days – there are many. It came about in January when friends from South Africa were visiting. On the Sunday of their stay they wanted to eat roast beef and Yorkshire puddings in an English pub. Now, having our own cattle we were… Continue reading British Yorkshire Pudding Day…
