Category Archives: Food

Sharpening Kitchen Knives

Part butcher’s tricks and part bushcraft tricks! here is how we sharpened the kitchen knives the other day. Dad was over (retired Family Butcher) so asked him to give my knives a quick wizz with the butchers steel but he thought … Continue reading

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Turkey Turkey everywhere but which is the best?

Have noticed that the world has many different sorts of Turkey available this Christmas season, but which is the best for me? bronze turkey, white turkey, free range, organic, ethically reared, turkey crowns and what does it all mean?  I try … Continue reading

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Homemade Chicken Liver Pate

Really simple Chicken Liver Pate, very quick and cheap to make. Ingredients:- 1lb chicken livers (you can buy frozen from butchers or supermarket) 1 medium onion thinly sliced 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed 2 bay leaves 1/4 teaspoon thyme … Continue reading

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Chicken and Spinach Karachi Curry

This is one of my all time favourite curry recipes adapted from Mumrez Khan’s Lamb and Spinach Karahi curry recipe from Rick Stein’s “Food Heroes” series, Mumrez is from the Karachi Restaurant in Neal Street, Bradford,  West Yorkshire and this … Continue reading

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The Pork Pie Challenge – who makes the best pork pies?

In the interest of research I have decided to willingly face the grueling task of endlessly testing and tasting the best of the best, Great British Pork Pie. I will start with the Yorkshire Dales (should be plenty there to … Continue reading

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Deliciously Yorkshire Breakfast

Does your local Pub, Hotel or B&B serve a Deliciously Yorkshire Breakfast? When staying in accommodation the last thing I remember about a place is the breakfast, not the clean rooms or the chocolate on the turned down bed, the … Continue reading

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Angel Inn, Hetton, Yorkshire Dales

The Angel Inn at Hetton near Skipton in the Yorkshire Dales is only a couple of miles from home and therefore does tend to get overlooked when “going out”.   As we had not been for a while, thought we should … Continue reading

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WordPress Magazine Interview

The power of web 2.0 and twitter! I replied to a twitter from a journalist who subsequently interviewed me about the Paganum business and Blogging, the article was finished and published within 12 hours and already seeing the hits, online PR, … Continue reading

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WordPress Blog of the Day – Growing Blogs No.77

We’ve been listed by WordPress as a blog of the day !!  wow … Were listed at no. 77 in the global growing blog list for today, remember, remember the 5th November.

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The Cheese Shed

My cheese curiosity got the better of me and I couldn’t resist trying out the Cheese Shed in Devon.  Run by Ian Wellens and James Mann this online Westcountry artisan cheese shop is based in or at least run from … Continue reading

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