Halloween dates from the ancient Celtic festival Samhain which was the first day of Winter on November 1st , it later became All Souls Day which was an important date in the church calendar. The night before Samhain is Hallowe’en or All Hallow’s Eve, and this [...]

RecipesFlorrie’s Chocolate and Toffee Squares These much loved biscuits sometimes called Millionaire’s Squares are a fiddle to make, so get the maximum flavour for your effort by making them with butter and best quality chocolate.Butterscotch Sauce This irresistible sauce is delicious served with ice-cream. Also great with pancakes and sliced bananas or chopped nuts, eg [...]

RecipesTori no sakamushi (Steamed Chicken) Serves 1Seared Beef Salad with Watercress and Grapefruit This cooking method is called tataki, which literally means ‘to hit’ or ‘to beat’: you hit the meat with the palm of your hand to flatten and tenderise it. Traditionally the seared meat is plunged into iced water to stop further cooking [...]

RecipesRosé Veal Chop Humanely reared veal is often referred to as Rosé Veal to distinguish it from its intensively reared counterpart.Veal Escalopes with Butter and Lemon – Vitello al burro el limone from Gennaro’s Italian Year by Gennaro Contaldo, published by HeadlineA Classic Blanquette of Veal Serves 6Pilaff Rice 2 tablesp. finely chopped onion or [...]