By vikkichowney on September 11, 2015
When I was growing up, Saturdays during the summer would be spent doing one of two things; preparing a BBQ, or having copious amounts of cheese & wine outside until it’s dark and everyone’s wrapped up in coats but unwilling to move inside. Because of the latter; I’ve got quite an adventurous taste for crackers (if you […]
Posted in Boudicca Foods | Tagged anna hansen, crackers, crispbread, great british chefs, modern pantry, multi-cultural, paris house, peter's yard, phil fanning, swedish |
By vikkichowney on September 9, 2015
Remember when I said that I didn’t drink cider often? Twice in a month is a real rarity. But when it’s this good, I’m always keen 🙂 Martin from Pilton was kind enough to send me a bottle of their award-winning cider, which is a whole juice sparkling cider made by the old English method of […]
Posted in Boudicca Foods | Tagged apples, drinks, keeving, pilton cider |
By vikkichowney on September 7, 2015
I am SUCH a fan of vinegar-based dressings. There’s something about the sharpness that makes even a basic salad come to life. Thinking that sentence through, you’d be forgiven for jumping straight to an oily-Italian style concoction – but in fact one of my ALL-TIME-FAVOURITES for that kind of combination is a warm superfood salad […]
Posted in Boudicca Foods | Tagged elderflower, fruit vinegar, great taste awards, stratta, sussex, vinegar |
By vikkichowney on September 5, 2015
Rhubarb is a tricky fruit. I mean, it’s a vegetable masquerading as a a fruit for goodness sake. It’s suspect from the get go. I’ve never been a huge fan of its most traditional form; the crumble, but since it grows in abundance across the UK it’s one of the things I feel obliged to almost […]
Posted in Boudicca Foods | Tagged cardamom, great taste awards, Jam, Louise's Larder, rhubarb, rose |