Churston Traditional Farm Shop, Devon by Michael R. Goss
Despite being born in semi-rural Hampshire I’ve always been a city boy at heart, but I sometimes envy my brother’s idyllic location; a mere 5 minute walk away from open countryside in beautiful South Devon. I was … Read More
Cajun King Prawns by M. Kuehn
These little beauties take about five minutes from fridge to your dinner plate. I should cocoa. It’s so worth the tiny effort of making your own spice mix – you won’t ever want to buy the commercial variety again. TIP I … Read More
Dante – Reassuringly Old Fashioned Italian in Ealing
exceptionally good lasagne You get the picture – a family run restaurant that’s been going for forty odd years, tables adorned with the ubiquitous red and white table cloths and some pretty awful décor. However, I’d rather be in a … Read More
Is Ethical Shopping Just for the Middle Classes by M. Kuehn
It’s true that that the words ‘farmer’s market’ conger up images of Tarquin and Arabella, he in his salmon coloured trousers and she donning her Prada jeans, queuing up to buy tuna at thirty five quid a kilo and … Read More
Chicken ras el hanout with spinach and roasted tomatoes by M Kuehn
Ras el hanout is a splendid spice mix and works beautifully with chicken. The addition of roasted cherry tomatoes and spinach in the final sauce gives it a lovely lift. Serve with basmati rice and a glass of Greco di Tufo. … Read More
Old Amsterdam – exceptional Dutch Gouda by M. Kuehn
Cheese, glorious cheese. The last time I had an aged Gouda it had been matured for two years. I purchased it from La cave a Fromage in Brighton but you can buy the above from Waitrose. It’s not quite as sharp because it’s matured for … Read More
Three Ways with Lime by M. Kuehn
This most wonderful of citrus fruits features heavily in the café , whether to make fresh limeade or as a fantastic flavour enhancer to our Far Eastern dishes. Here are three of my favourite ways of using lime in cooking:- Ceviche … Read More
Spicy chicken and coriander meatballs M Kuehn
I was fortunate enough, a while ago to be the runner up in the Morphy Richards home cook of the year competition. As I was revisiting these meatballs today in the café, I thought I’d make some subtle changes to … Read More