SEASONAL BAKE: Rhubarb Cake
By Pasha Milburn You may have recently spied the sherbet pink stems of forced rhubarb in your local supermarket or veg shop. Following a method that hails from Yorkshire in the 1870s, forced rhubarb (having first been grown outside for…
Spring Cleaning Hastings and St. Leonards
Austerity may have a negative impact on our quality of life but it can also revive community spirit and co-operation. In an earlier article, HIP met the guerrilla gardeners maintaining and improving our green spaces, now Susan McFie talks to…
Rare Plant Thrives
Dumortier’s Liverwort is thriving since Hastings Borough Council (HBC) took back management of Fairlight Place Farm in the Country Park. Colin Fitzgerald, lead councillor for parks and open spaces said: “Following serious slurry pollution to the Site of Special Scientific…
Sourdough’s Rising Star
Talking Making and Baking business with Maker and Baker By Pasha Milburn 22nd February to the 1st March marks The Real Bread Campaign’s ‘Real Bread Week’, an annual celebration that draws attention to the additive-free loaves made by independent bakeries…
Wild Ponies Return
A herd of five Exmoor ponies will be returned to Hastings Country Park nature reserve this February. They form part of a mixed grazing system at the Park and, together with belted Galloway cattle, manage the wild hilly landscape of…
HIP Environmental News
Council protects nature reserves Colin Fitzgerald, lead member for the Environment said: “Hastings Borough Council has protected the very best wildlife areas in the town by declaring them Local Nature Reserves, …high-quality open spaces for our local community to enjoy.…
Queens Deli Delights
By Hattie Ellis At the cold and wet fag-end of winter, what greater joy than to find a plate of comfort food? Step up, Queens Deli, and its plates of proper corned beef hash. Home-cured beef is stirred together with…
Rye Bay Scallop Week
For the 18th year, local scallops are being celebrated with meals, demos, music and poetry in venues around Rye. From restaurant ceviche to scallops-and-chips, this is the time to discover how to enjoy this seasonal ; Hastings chef Paul Webbe…
SEASONAL SEAFOOD
Coral Spaghetti By Adrian Ferrer The often-ignored scallop corals are championed here. Much like our native crabs with their white and brown meat, the scallop contains two very different flavours and textures. The corals have a truly unique taste, deeper…
Reflexology Feet Feat Is ‘Toetally’ Sensual
Neil del Strother talks us through his first reflexology appointment. The word ‘sensuality’ sums up my experience of Reflexology treatment, I had no idea my feet were quite so sensitive. “You can treat anywhere in the body through your feet,”…