For a whole year illustustrator David Meldrum painted what he ate and the exhibition of 365 pictures is on in London. That's my kind of project!
But lots to tell you; another award for our favourite restaurant, a new Dish of the Day and an article about food in literature coming soon.
If you know of any good restaurants, cheap eats, places to drink, Sunday lunches or BEST FOOD BLOG, consider entering them in the OFM awards by 24th June. And if you have devised your own cocktail recipe you can also enter that...here at suffolkfoodie we have several of those.
Along with lots of others we celebrated - Coronation chicken, raspberry Royale, burger King...but the best bit was the Waving Queen...
...and his unbridled enthusiasm for food on tonights Masterchef final. Although Inspector X wanted Sara to win, it was impossible to decide and I had to get a glass of sherry on a day I don't normallly drink it was so exciting. I want to try the octopus pease pudding, the suckling pig, the carageen moss vanilla custard, the hare, all the burgers especially the monkfish liver one - and will someone in Suffolk please start to do the chocolate ravioli stuffed with partridge? As Gregg would say...oh God!
What's happened to the competition, I hear you ask. Well according to the producers it's been so successful they are having a second series and Suffolk will be in that. Did any of you enter? Strangely there's no mention of it on Gino's blog, but here' s something from him to keep us going...
Ciao everyone!· Guess what I’m thinking about… it's long and meaty, and sums up everything there is to love about Italian cooking. Yes! It’s my favourite pasta dish ever - Bucatini alla carbonara.
...on BBC Radio Suffolk for Foodie Friday and I'm getting a bit nervous, but just have a look at that mouthwatering (and dead easy) cheesecake recipe and drool...
I hardly dare write the words because I know I am going to be inundated with spam - but as I was one of those children that liked spam fritters at school it'll probably be ok.
The Papers are getting fed up. Enough about Food they say. And of course at suffolkfoodie we agree - let's move on from the 'kitchen as lab' trend and just make sure your children are able make a half-decent sandwich.
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Yes, so am I. Tell us where yours is and we'll tell everyone else to come to it.
It may not be the only reason I became vegetarian, but lodged somewhere in the back of my memory is the image of a smooth spongy material spread on a well-done piece of buttered toast. It was truly offal – though I see from brief search on the internet such delicacies are not entirely confined to the past.
My memory has stopped short of storing the flavour of it, but I do remember eating brains on toast when I was a kid in the 60’s. I also remember pig’s trotters, brawn, kidneys, fish roes and liver - evidence enough that we didn’t have a lot of money, and that we used every possible bit of the animals that were killed to feed us.
Perhaps we were less fussy then, but I remember fighting with my two brothers at every meal to finish whatever was put in front of us. Seconds! Thirds! Whoever wolfed down the first helpings would get their hands on the next. Oxtail stew, sheep’s hearts anyone? I think our mother drew the line at tripe and black pudding (we lived in London after all), but she put her mind to the best presentation of the least palatable stuff available at the local butchers.
There was plenty of it, and it was cheaper. Of course we had beef stew on rarer days, but there was cod, haddock, sprats, and a plentiful supply of cheese, bread and digestive biscuits. Then, every Sunday, a roast with all the trimmings. At Christmas, the (gravy) boat was pushed out with pork, beef, and of course turkey. But during the year no-one turned their noses up at less glamorous fare. Nor, as my memory assures me, slimy grey sheep’s brains boiled first, then fried in butter, liberated from their membranous sheath and thickly spread on toast.
Are you a talented home cook with a Suffolk recipe? Gino D'Acampo is looking for you...
Written by Claire
The celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo is on a nationwide hunt to celebrate home cooked dishes with incredible family heritage for a brand new ITV series called “There’s No Taste like Home”, which airs later this year.
The programme makers have asked us to help find local Suffolk cooks with great family recipes to feature in the series. So tell everyone you know who can cook, then send your name and recipe idea to us. We will pass it on to them. Alternatively get in touch directly using the details on the flyer attached to this post.
Gino will be travelling to 30 different parts of the UK for the series. In each show he’ll meet three home cooks, each boasting a treasured recipe that has been passed down through their family for generations.
Gino and the viewers will learn the secrets of these treasured family recipes and discover the fascinating family stories, first hand, of how they have evolved over the generations.
1. Tesco Groceries
2. Ocado
3. Waitrose
4. Jamies 20 Minute Meals
5. iBBQ
6. Nigella Quick Collection
7. Good Food Quick Recipes
8. Gordon Ramsey Cook With Me
9. Levi Roots - Sunshine Food
10. MasterChef Academy UK
Jamie's 20 Minute Meals offers a mix of video and recipes and has been described by the Observer as 'the Daddy of all food apps', but iBBQ by itself is worth getting an iphone for.