Springtime Vegan
Sometimes it’s hard to be healthy and sometimes you just need a mate to say, “Why not try this?”. I spend a lot of time with my family and friends just asking what they’re having for tea. Even if they…
FORAGING: Smooth Sowthistle
By Geoff Dann Spring is just around the corner, and the early spring plants are ahead of their normal schedule due to the very mild second half of February. Throughout Hastings and St Leonards, one of the best-known spring vegetables…
The Earlybird Café
by Dan Britten and Dean Whitbread We are Dan and Dean, founders of the extremely brand-new Hastings record label, Rock-a-Nore Records, and this is our favourite café in ; Nestling into between the lower slopes of the fast-rising hill to…
Beer Styles: Bitter or Pale Ale
By David Brumley Perhaps the most famous of British beer styles, Bitter or Pale Ale was originally developed at the end of the 19th century. Pale beers had become possible following the use of coke to roast malts, whereas previously…
Watermelon, Lime, Mint and Turmeric Smoothie
By Holly Johnson Watermelon is an amazing fruit, it really has got it all going on! Did you know that this particular variety of the humble curcubit family is pre-digested? For this reason, it’s best eaten on an empty stomach…
Vegfest
Vegan festival, VegfestUK 2019 is offering accompanied children under 16 free entry to a range of interactive activities promoting healthy ; The world’s most famous vegan pirate: Captain James Tea Cook - Pirate of the Carob Bean and his lesser-spotted great…
FORAGING: Garlic Mustard
By Geoff Dann Garlic mustard or Jack-by-the-hedge (Alliaria petiolata) is a member of the cabbage family (so related to mustards, but not garlic). It is a common ‘weed’ which grows abundantly in patches locally, usually in slightly shady areas by…
Garlic
We all know that garlic is good for us, but in an abstract way, like going for a walk or ‘cooking from fresh’. Hate that saying - it seems to fit into the same compartment as irritating words like ‘jim…
Tired Of Being Tired?
Well, this has been a great February. Stormy wild weather then sunshine, so much better than the grey days that make you wonder whether you had got up or was this a recurring dull dream. Let’s focus on the positive…
Wholesome Kitchen
By Holly Johnson Totally Tropical Teaser If you like Piña Coladas and getting caught in the ’s Totally Tropical Teaser time and I can’t think of a more refreshing blend to complement an afternoon in the slightly warmer sunshine we’re being…