Archives for Food & Drink - Page 6
Potato Cakes
By Adrian Ferrer Despite having Irish ancestry, my first encounters with potato cakes were the small, square, packeted variety found in supermarkets. I learnt that they were best well-toasted, jabbed…
Good On Greens
An independent greengrocers shines bright amidst a run of take-aways and supermarkets on the Old London Road in Ore. Formerly Carrolls, it has just been bought by its manager Mike Stanbridge…
‘I Can’t Help Myself’
(from taking another bite): discovering the soul of London Road’s new café Watching my partner gleefully devour his slice of chocolate Guinness cake at the recently opened Sugarpie Honeybuns café,…
Celebrating Life With The Silver Darlings
Hastings fishmonger Tush Hamilton, 77, talks about the past and present of the under-rated herring. He and his wife Pat will be at Hastings’ eighth Herring Fair (23rd & 24th…
Festive Feasting At Home Ground Kitchen
The Christmas party season is fast approaching and if you feel like a change from the usual turkey or nut roast then Hastings’ new neighbourhood kitchen is offering something different.…
The Rise of Sourdough
By Pasha Milburn Sourdough bread, with its distinctive taste and texture, has surged in popularity in recent years. However, it is actually one of the oldest forms of bread, with…
The Rise of Sourdough
By Pasha Milburn Sourdough bread, with its distinctive taste and texture, has surged in popularity in recent years. However, it is actually one of the oldest forms of bread, with…
Autumn Panzanella
By Pasha Milburn Adapted from Deb Perelman () Been a tad over-enthusiastic regarding your bread consumption and ended up with enough sourdough to start a bakery? This recipe, an Autumnal…
Pumpkin Achar
More of a pickle than a chutney, this is a great recipe for using up the pumpkins and squashes that are on sale at a good price for Halloween and…
Preserving
By Hattie Ellis Seasonality, thrift, provenance and the best flavours all come together in preserving. A craft that once seemed a touch old-fashioned is now bang on trend. Home-preserving brings…
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…
Fridge Parfait: How To Save The World By Reducing Household Waste
By Kathryn Vale It all started in 2014 with spontaneous group lunches that became part of weekday life in the building project that was our new home. All the builders…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Yellow Granny’s Lemon Posset
By Safiya Young This recipe has been passed on through the hands (or emails) of many a friend and delighted many a face, though it is thought to have originated…
Proud Winners
Congratulations to La Bella Vista, the proud winners of the ‘Muddy Stilettos’ award 2019. You can find them at 8 Grand Parade in St. Leonard’s on Sea. Pop in for…
Eggman
By Safiya Young “Which came first,The chicken or the egg?I ate the chicken,And then I ate its leg.” If you like music and fancy cooking something at home (using only…
Dandelion Deli – I wouldn’t be surprised if they pop up everywhere!
By Safiya Young Much like the flower from which it takes its name, the Dandelion Deli in Kings Road, St Leonards emerged in spring and soon began to live up…
All You Need Is A Posh Bowl…
By Safiya Young Home-made hummus is a wonderful thing. But those chickpeas can’t crush themselves, so what if you don’t have the time? Imagine you’re organising a children’s party: the…
So Where’s That Then? New And Nearly New Eateries In St. Leonards
I grew up in a house where Angel Delight was the acme of everyday luxury, so it’s a constant pleasure to find such a cornucopia of reasonably priced dishes created…
A Cut In Funding Won’t Stop Homeground: A New Community Kitchen
Kate Rintoul and Savannah Karr are opening a much needed kitchen, canteen and cookery school next month to bring our community together through food, but since EU limbo has halted…
Sunshine Thyme!
By Arno Maasdorp I’ve been keeping a close eye on the genius community garden project masterminded by the good folk of Transition Town Hastings. The idea is straightforward: raised beds…
Tea-Time Jazz
I’m often asked for ideas to jazz up teatime but not alienate guests or cause a fall out with the in-laws. Combining fruit with vegetables is an easy way to…
Chewy Oat & Fruit Cookies
This is a great recipe, easy to follow and easy to customise. Raisins, dried apricots, cranberries and nuts could be added to the basic recipe. Get your hands sticky or…
What’s Not To Love?
Tommy’s Pizzeria takes hold of Norman Road From the corner of the seafront and London Road I could smell fire, you know - the kind of BBQ smoke that is…
Picnic On A Platter
Longer lazy days make for longer lazy ways. Gone are the soggy sarnies and eggs boiled to blue oblivion. Eating outdoors is such a treat, especially if it is happy…
Quick Wild Garlic Hummus
• 200g (small tin) chickpeas• 2 tablespoons lemon juice• 100g (fistful) wild garlic leaves (rinsed and roughly chopped)• 1 teaspoon ground cumin • 1 tablespoon Tahini (sesame seed paste)• 2…
TOP TEN: Jack In The Seasonal Greens
1. Asparagus 2. Watercress3. Cabbage4. Wild garlic5. Chervil6. Peas7. Globe artichoke8. Lambs lettuce9. Pak choi10. Mint
Drinking From The Fountain Of Food, Wine And Music
A review of Marina Fountain I caught up with chef Rupert Walton last Saturday over a couple of his small plates: silky homemade fig leaf ricotta with peas, asparagus and…
If Chocolate Was A Person…
From where I come from we grow on trees and we are called cocoa. I personally come from Trinidad and I am the finest trinitario cocoa you can find because…
Wild Garlic Pesto
Delicious scooped over boiled eggs as well as slices of mozzarella for a picnic or more traditionally served with homemade pasta. • 100g wild garlic leaves (washed thoroughly)• 50g Parmesan…
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…
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…