Recently we’ve seen scandals tear through politics, the police and press. We’ve been rioted, we’ve been looted, we’ve been screwed by hikes and strikes. And bankers. We’re living off less but everything costs more. There’s an apocalyptic mood lingering over the city, and it won’t go away. While recessions bring a general feeling of doom [...]
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Gin ramblings
Posted in News, Reviews, tagged Bombay Sapphire, botanicals, drink, food, gin, Hogarth, juniper, orris, recession, tuscany on September 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Elderflower Cordial
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged citric acid, drink, East End, elderflower, food, foraging, home made, homemade, lemon, London, preserve, rach smith, rachel smith, recipe, the food i eat, thefoodieat on May 10, 2011 | 6 Comments »
I’m going on holiday next week. This made me panic that the elderflowers might be gone by the time I got back, so yesterday I thought that I’d preserve some by making elderflower cordial. The first, and most important part is furtling out the elderflowers. To do this, I phoned Katie – my best foraging [...]