You may be reading this just before easter
You may be reading this just before Easter – and, of course, Easter means loads of eggs – both hens’ eggs and chocolate ones. The tradition of painting hard-boiled eggs (and
Everything you should know about Californian wine
WHEN WE think of California, we think of wine. Well, wine drinkers do. So does California make good wines? Yes. All wine producing countries produce four types of wine: great,
Binge drinking
Nicky Taylor, a documentary-maker, went on a 30-day binge and drank 516 units of alcohol. A photograph of Nicky before the binge showed an attractive woman with clear skin and
Know your labels
IT HAS been said that France, although not the world’s largest wine producer, produces half the world’s best wines. But like all wine producing countries, it also produces inferior wine.
Hot soups for cold evenings
Hearty Bean Soup Soak between 250g and 400g of dried beans overnight in water. Drain and put in a large cooking pot. Add an onion or two, quartered, a roughly
DOWN TO EARTH DRINKING
Claret is the liquor for boys, port is for men, but heroes aspire to drink cognac HAPPY NEW Year everybody! Now that liquors have been banished to the sideboard for
Recipe – Food & Drink – Lamb
Ingredients: 1.6-1.8kg/3.5-4lb. leg of lamb 2 garlic cloves 1 tsp. rosemary leaves, crushed juice of half a lemon 50g/2oz softened butter salt and freshly ground black pepper Serves 6 –
Flying prawns land in Lagos
‘How would you like your locusts, madam? Roasted with chestnuts on an open fire in the traditional Christmas way, or perhaps cooked al dente and served with a little garlic
Eating out in Ulgueira
A friend recommended a restaurant in the village of Ulgueira recently, not far from Cabo do Roca, the most westerly point of Europe, so, as I was in the vicinity,
For the love of food and wine
Red cooked pork with chestnuts Ingredients: 500g/1lb belly of pork with skin 350g/12oz shelled and skinned fresh chestnuts 125ml/3tbsp soy sauce 10ml/2tsp sugar Two drops of cochineal or red food