Author Archives: cwildman
Fort William & Ben Nevis
Spent a couple of days in Fort William in the Highlands of Scotland last week, tried a few restaurants and cafes before scaling Ben Nevis, variety and quality of food varied but included some great local produce, fresh seafood, crab & … Continue reading
Variations on a theme – the best burger
Or is that the greatest burger or even the ultimate burger, I can remember living in London in the early 90’s we all thought the best burgers were from Fulham! either from Vingt Quatre, 325 Fulham Road (looking at today’s … Continue reading
Hogroast at Bentham Auction Mart
Our most recent Hogroast was at Bentham Auction Mart, a full hog served with apple sauce & stuffing, green salad, coleslaw and potato salad and Classic Pork Sausages and Burgers. It was a full day as the Hog had to go on at … Continue reading
Mr Oliver has a new project – Jamies Ministry of Food
Jamie Oliver has a new project starting on Channel 4 at the end of September – “Jamies Ministry of Food“, he is attempting to educate the nation in healthy eating, how to cook basic, quality, healthy and nutritious food, he … Continue reading
Bumper crop of Tomatoes?
My tomato plants have been a complete failure this year, but Dad has had a bumper crop but in a proper greenhouse, whats the secret to a good crop of toms?
Austrian favourites
A few photos of some typical Austrian dishes from our holiday in Kitzbuhel. The mountain restaurant Adlerhütte on the Kitzbuhler Horn was offering free milk from the Alpine Cows, we got our free glass of milk and then stayed for Lunch, cost … Continue reading
Pretzel & Coffee?
Another way to relax, by an Austrian Lake, water temp 23 degrees! after a dip a Pretzel and a Latte…
Random Latte and Chocolate Cake
When in doubt or needing inspiration this usually does the trick for me!
Great Yorkshire Show
Went to the Great Yorkshire Show at Harrogate on Wednesday and the weather held out until 5pm. Another very good show and very busy. The Food Pavilion was full to bursting with both large and small scale suppliers and lots … Continue reading
Crispy Honey Roast Belly Pork
Thought I would try out Marco Pierre White’s Belly pork recipe from his current Great British Feast tv series. Ingredients:- 1 kg belly pork sprinkle of sea salt flakes (I use maldon sea salt) 600g runny honey, English if possible 4 medium … Continue reading
