Archives for Food & Drink - Page 7
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…
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…
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?…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
BEER STYLES: IPA
By David Brumley This issue’s beer style is the current go-to beer for all beer lovers out there, but it’s also a beer with a long and interesting history. I…
Daphne Lambert and the Happy Microbiome
By Miranda Innes Make 2019 the year you make your microbiome happy. If your gut is happy, you’ll be happy. Vital, bright-eyed, perky. Daphne Lambert, the energetic nutritionist who founded…
Wholesome Kitchen
By Holly Johnson Hey there HWK Crew! I hope your 2019 is going great so far! I’ve been blending-up a smoothie storm over at HWK HQ and most recently, my delectable…
Simple Sauerkraut
By Abel James A Simple Recipe to Reverse Leaky Gut, Lose Weight, and Boost Your Immune Function Serves: 8Ingredients• 1 organic head of green cabbage (1 to kilos)• 1 to 2…
If Music Be The Food Of Love, I’m Out Of Luck
I haven’t got any musical talent and I don’t mind. Which reminds me of a programme I saw about overweight kids. They asked a girl whether she was concerned about…
Lingonberry, Pomegranate and Cashew Smoothie
By Holly Johnson Hi HWK gang! I hope you’re really well and you had an amazing Christmas. I most certainly put on the brakes and pressed the reset button and…
Beer Styles: Porter
By David Brumley Most people associate the beer style Porter with Guinness and Ireland, but it actually originated from good old England approximately 300 years ago at the turn of…
Cynicism and soup
My mate told me that there’s now Janu-hairy, encouraging women to let their armpit hair grow for charity. I didn’t realise, I could have raised millions by now. I can’t…
The very almost Batty food quiz 2018
Here in the soufflé and whisk of Christmas cheer I have decided to give you something,. I know, iI know, all you have done is taken, but I’m so generous,…
Cranberry Mojito Punch
By Holly Johnson ‘Tis the season for family get-togethers, parties and spending time with friends so let’s get in the mood for the most wonderful time of the year! Fruity,…
Make Food
By Kate RintoulMake Food is a local social enterprise that runs community cooking classes in Hastings. Along with teaching practical cooking skills, we also like to build people’s food knowledge…
Livin’ on the Edge
By Rod Webb Walking into the Edge café opposite Azur, you enter the comfortably exotic world of Ed & Rosie. Their numerous business ventures since arriving in Hastings 12 years…
Make Food
By Kate Rintoul Make Food is a local social enterprise that runs community cooking classes in Hastings. Along with teaching practical cooking skills, we also like to build people’s food…
Turmeric, Chai, Cinnamon & Coconut Latte
By Holly’s Wholesome Kitchen Baby, it’s cold outside and I’ve been layering-up like nobody’s business! It’s most definitely feeling colder and with the mercury set to fall further it’s even…
Twelve Hundred Postcards
New Micropub for Queens Road, Hastings By David Brumley Exciting news for Hastings real ale fans – a new micropub is set to open at 80 Queens Road with a mission…
The Manhattan
By Michael Smith The Manhattan was invented in that city in the 1870s at a banquet hosted by Winston Churchill’s mother. It’s one of the earlier and more enduring cocktails,…
Cricket Banana Bread
By Mark Killick Making a banana loaf is a simple way of introducing insects into your diet. The cricket powder adds protein and gives the loaf a pleasant nutty taste.…
Wholesome Kitchen
By Holly Johnson Mango, Passion & Lime Smoothie With the Indian Summer keeping its promise and the beautiful sunshine making us glow, here’s a juicy smoothie recipe to match the…
The Lovely Fish Cart
By Richard Fryer Back in the late ‘60s when I was a child, perhaps only six or seven years old, I clearly remember my mother taking me to the fish…
Eat Your Mummy With Some Herbs
It’s that time of year when we all start considering the more horrible, ghastly side of this multiverse. The one where the ghost of your Aunt Mildred is still rattling…
Orange, Cinnamon & Ginger Tea
By Holly Johnson Well aren’t you just the most beautiful, autumnal chalice of nourishing, aromatic, bursting with flavour, joy?!? If, like me, you simply love a cup of tea, but…
The Ultimate Autumn Smoothie Trio
By Holly Johnson Holly’s Wholesome Kitchen With the chiller air making an appearance, golden sunsets filling the sky and leaves transitioning from lush green to the prettiest burnt coral hues,…
Purple Velvet, In Your Face
Beetroot is the super hero of any diet, diving through with antioxidants, fibre, Vitamin A and C. Let’s powerhouse through to Boctober or Beetrember, or one of those combined with…
Free Edible Fungi Walk In Alexandra Park
By Geoff Dann It’s autumn and that means fungi time. As part of Transition Town Hastings’ “Sustainability-on-Sea” week, I will be hosting a free fungi walk in Alexandra Park (donations…
Strawberries and Cream Dream Smoothie
BY Holly Johnson Summer may be drawing to an end but that doesn’t mean that we can’t still take advantage of the abundance of beautiful, bright berries to make us…
See Food and Get Eating
“Are you a local fish, is this local?”, I hear you mutter from under your head scarf. There’s nothing more smug-infusing than the reality of a really, really fresh locally…
Wholesome Kitchen
By Holly Johnson A little birdy told me that we are set for an Indian Summer! Well, wouldn’t that just be the cherry on top of this wonderfully balmy and…
Watermelon and yuzu juice – the drink of angels
By A. Vasudevan, The Literary Shed We’re experiencing an ‘Indian Summer’ apparently. And although I know it means unseasonably warm weather in late autumn, the term has always slightly baffled…
Loads of large edible boletes fruiting locally
By Geoff Dann I love this time of year. The oppressive hot weather has gone and nature is at its most abundant for a forager. Best of all, it has…
Holly’s Wholesome Kitchen
By Holly Johnson Bursting with micronutrients to heal and bolster the gut, these three recipes will make you glow from the inside; a happy and balanced mind begins with a…
Mung bean magic a healing green soup
by A. Vasudevan, The Literary Shed Endless summer days invariably mean long hours in the sun, late nights and possibly a little bit too much fun, if there is such…
Hairy Sister
I’ve just been on holiday in Espana. Yes, I have, for two weeks doing sod all other than wondering what I wanted for dinner and whether I had the energy…