Gourmet

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

NAT KING Cole so eloquently and elegantly described the time we enjoy  meeting and greeting family and friends in our chosen sunshine homes as those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of summer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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