Season of mists...
Friday, 13 January 2012 14:33
You must have noticed trees along the roadside heavy with fruit. I read that a mature apple tree can produce up to 200kg of apples in a good year, quite amazing! So, what to do with nature’s bounty? Here are some ideas for using that fruit that can be considered dull but has the capacity to surprise and add both sweetness and zing to a recipe. As the days get shorter we all look for those comforting meals.This one is great cooked in a slow cooker or on a low oven temperature...
The Cricketers' New Maiden
Thursday, 12 January 2012 09:34
The Cricketers Arms in the tranquil village of Rickling Green has stood watch over the cricket ground for over two hundred years. Now, this fine old country pub with rooms has been given a fresh new look. Has Mwaah’s Good Food Guru, Sarah Orsbourn , been bowled over? Having breathed warm and friendly life back into Saffron Walden’s Eight Bells, Leanne Langman, who hails from the award-winning Peach pub company, and her young team are justifiably upbeat about the potential of their new acquisition:
Let's hear it for local female foodies Featured
Wednesday, 11 January 2012 09:33
You only have to turn on the TV or open a weekend supplement to see that men often dominate the headlines when it comes to food – but not necessarily in our neck of the woods! Sarah de Souza didn’t have to do much scouting around to find numerous local women who have started businesses or initiatives in the food industry with incredibly successful results. Ever since Keith Floyd first found fame on TV in the 1980s, we as a nation have enjoyed watching chefs on TV, perhaps now more than ever, with the likes of Gordon Ramsay having tantrum after hissy fit, Heston Blumenthal performing his cocktail…
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- Baan Thitiya, Bishop's Stortford
- Thitiya 'Joy' Sockphanich
- Dish, Saffron Walden
- Emma Langmaid
- The Yew Tree, Manuden
- Sally Kitchener
- Katy's Kitchen, Ford End, Great Dunmow
- Katy Wilson
- Grill 55, Bishop's Stortford
- Yoli Christopoulos
- Great Garnetts Farmers Market
- Great Garnetts Farm
- Julie Smith
- Mayfield Farm Bakery, Old Harlow
- Jane Anderson
- The Red Cow, Crishall
- Alexis Beeching
- Walden Local Food, Saffron Walden
- Liz Goddard
- Karen Wells
- The English Cream Tea Company, White Roding
- Jane Maylon
- Baan Thitiya, Hertford
Birthday Bites
Tuesday, 03 January 2012 10:36
Good Food Guru Sara Orsbourn has scrumptious bite size ideas to serve at a grown up birthday party. Every life event has food at its heart, Christmas lunch, wedding breakfast, funeral tea and most often a birthday party. Each and every one conjures up food associations - turkey and cranberry sauce, wedding cake, jelly and ice-cream, just mention the food and the event will present itself. So I think ideas for a grown up Birthday Party will suit this occasion perfectly.
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- Watercress
- Quails Eggs
- Quails Eggs with Watercress Mayonnaise
- Red Wine Vinegar
- Garlic
- Brown Sugar
- Black Pepper
- Chopped Parsley
- Capers
- Gerkins
- Balsamic Vinegar
- Mayonnaise
- Red Onion
- Tuna
- Goats Cheese with Onion Chutney
- Piquant Creamed Tuna
- Smoked Salmon with Cream Cheese and Dill
- Dill
- Cream Cheese
- Smoked Salmon
Cook Up A New Culinary You Featured
Friday, 11 March 2011 11:47
Good Food Guru, Sara Orsbourn, looks at how our cooking habits may change with fewer pennies to spend. “Thinking about how our cooking may change in this time of predicted austerity, I had a chat with three of the chefs I work with and asked that very question. They are down to earth enough to cook wholesome and delicious food for our customers every day but starry enough to have each rubbed shoulders with a sprinkling of celebrity chefs. Their message was loud and clear; buy food that’s seasonal, traceable, local and grow your own if you can. But they…
Sizzling Tips for Summer Sips
Sunday, 05 September 2010 15:29
Tony Jarman, manager at the Fountain Bar, Bishop’s Stortford, gives Jenna Bearfield and Rebecca Checkley a master-class in creating seasonal cocktails to wow your guests. As we arrive at the bar it's early afternoon and sun is pouring in from the terrace; we’re in desperate need of something refreshing to cool us down. Tony looks as if he’s been enjoying the weather and suggests we move the bar outside to soak up the sun. He sets about carrying bottles, citrus fruits and various mixing implements into a garden full of palm trees.







