The Food Lab: Pop-up Diner
I’ve been to a few pop-up diners and one of the things I like about them is that it feels like you’re at a mate’s fancy dinner party in their front room - a few have actually been in a…
Three (almost) In A Row
By Safiya Young Yi Pin Queens Road is a bit like the pulmonary artery of the town centre, it leads to at least three of my favourite places: Priory Meadow, Lloyds Bank and Morrisons. It has also become something of…
Samera’s Malfood Salq (stuffed leaves)*
Ingredients• Wilted vine leaves, or other leaves such as Swiss chard or lettuce (Samera uses chard)• About a cup of basmati rice• 1 tbsp olive oil• About half a cup of tomato puree• Cooked minced meat (optional)• Finely chopped garlic…
A Moveable Feast
By Safiya Young August has been a very exciting month, in terms of cooking. Women’s Voice, a “non-profit CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) run by and for women in Hastings and St Leonards”, recently hosted a series of workshops to promote…
Hamrin’s Farooj Mahshi (stuffed chicken)
By Safiya Young Ingredients • 1 whole chicken• cup of rice• cup of boiling water• vegetable stock cube• tbsp olive oil• 1 diced carrot• A few cloves of garlic crushed until very soft• Spices: cumin, coriander, turmeric, chilli, Salt and pepper…
Falafel And More
By Safiya Young A few years ago, Nadia El Hafiani noticed the lack of vegan or halal street food. Most people’s reaction to this would be to sigh, perhaps brand it as ‘a shame’; but Nadia, equipped with her passion…
Hastings’ Top Chicken Jerker: Fish’s Caribbean Food
Review by Poppy Prescott It’s a Saturday afternoon, the sun is shining. I’m in George Street and like most of us here, I’m hungover. Now, reviewing food in your hometown can be difficult sometimes. The biases, the ‘you-know-who works there’…
Yellow Granny’s Mediterranean Pork Tagliatelle
By Pam Downey This recipe just sort of evolved. Put on some stirring music and enjoy! IngredientsServes 4• 500g minced pork• 1 red onion, chopped• 1 tbsp dried oregano• 190g jar tomato pesto (shop’s own brand is cheaper)• 1 small…
Carib de L’Afrique: Fun for The Family And Run By A Family
By Safiya Young It was a couple of weeks ago that I noticed the splash of brightness that had emerged in Wellington square. While my walk through is usually brisk, due to the fetid aroma of fast food that so…
All Those Recipes In My Head, So I Can Be A Housewife And He Can Be A Chef…
By Safiya Young Most of us would be familiar with the stereotypical notion that a woman’s place is in the home. Or more specifically, in the kitchen preparing sustenance for her family. However, in the outside world, only 17% of…