Food & Drink

Ingredients Pastry case: 200g flour 100g butter Yolk of one egg A little water Filling: 1 whole egg plus 1 egg yolk (large or extra large eggs please!) 50g sugar

This week’s chocolate treat – tried and tested by The Resident’s Helen Berns – is the Mars Delight. Now available throughout the Algarve and priced at around 2.20 euros for

Water Water is constantly in the news.  When it comes to rain, we either have too much of it or we do not have enough. The result of not enough causes

AND more fatty marketing If we are to believe what we read in some of the less upmarket press then Charlotte Church, the young girl with the golden voice-turned sex

Pork to take the strain This is one of those “if” stories.  If bird flu does take hold and if we are advised to stop eating poultry, or if we just

Frightening Thought McDonalds has announced recently that it is to introduce a new Bigger Big Mac – but how much bigger is bigger?  The answer is a whopping 40 per cent.  So

Sandwiches When it was brought to my attention that it is British Sandwich Week from May 14 to 20, I thought it worth sharing a recent experience with you.  On the

Spring has Sprung!   Three best value wines to enjoy now and throughout the warmer months Várzea de Gouxa Branco Vinho de Mesa from Ribatejo A blend of Fernão Pires and

… To Diana Smith of Let the Magic In! Diana has opened her shop in Algoz (just by the post office) and the opening hours are Monday to Saturday 10am

Lamb is a delightful meat at any time of the year, but somehow during the spring months it seems even better – even if it has been bought frozen. I