The Milestone team seem to be a bit on the roll at the moment and, in addition to taking on Fancie last summer, they’ve now opened Craft & Dough in Kelham Island. Located in the old Green City Coffee cafe/bar near … Continue reading Craft & Dough, Kelham Island, Sheffield
Every week I sit down to the laborious task of meal planning. I open a word document, split it into two columns, plan the week’s worth of lunches and dinners down one side and a shopping list down the other. Sure, it’s … Continue reading Bolognese – My Way
A few weeks ago I spotted that Cod & Cockle were selling fresh pheasants and wild rabbits at a reasonable price. As I hadn’t cooked any game in a while I bought a couple of each for the freezer. I didn’t have any specific plans for them, so they’ve been sat in the deep freeze ever since. Finally, with Christmas on its way out, I fancied cooking one of the pheasants. So, last weekend a surplus of bacon (yes, I was surprised too) and a few bottles of rather nice Montano cider led me to defrosting one of the birds for this … Continue reading Pot-roast pheasant with cider and bacon
I started 2014 full of confidence and excitement. I ended it in a state of confusion and anxiety. In some ways 2014 has been a bad year – in others it’s been tremendous. One thing that I am quite sure about is that I want to be happy. Sounds obvious right? Yes, but how many of us actually live our lives doing things that make us happy? I’m guessing a lot of us are stuck in the rut of doing things because we feel they’re the ‘right’ thing to do. Well, throughout 2015 I’m going to concentrate on being happy. My goals … Continue reading 2014
Feast and Glory 