Food & Drink

FURTHER TO a plea asking where all the Chicken Kievs have gone, The Resident received the following response: Hi Sheena, I have no idea why shops do not stock and

WHILE WATCHING a cookery programme recently, I heard the female cook explain that she was wearing polythene gloves because she was handling raw meat – nothing wrong in that, I

YET AGAIN we are being reminded that excessive salt intake is dangerous and has been attributed to causing high blood pressure, strokes and several other nasties. I am constantly horrified

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