I was delighted to receive a copy of Niamh Shields’ new cookbook “Comfort & Spice”. I know Niamh personally but knew her well before meeting her as leading food blogger eatlikeagirl. Her new cookbook captures her personality and warmth perfectly and the recipes come with the tips and witty writing we’ve all come to expect from her blog. But would they stand up to the test in the kitchen? What do you think!
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When I lived in Ireland yoghurt was generally thin and sugary and quite unpleasant. It wasn’t until I had travelled to France, Belgium and Germany that I first had lovely sour yoghurt. Combining it with stewed fruit or fresh honey opened my tastebuds. For a very long time one could only dream of decent yoghurt in Ireland. In recent years Glenilen Farm has led the way out of the yoghurt wilderness and expanded into other fabulous dairy products. Here I catch up with co-owner, Valerie Kingston, as she talks about how the company she and her husband, Alan, was started and how it developed.
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Just in time for annual trade show Speciality Fine Food Fair 2011 which starts this Sunday 4th September in London I’m introducing a couple of irish food producers I hope you’ll find interesting. I’ve taken this opportunity to ask them some questions about their business so you can find out more about them before your visit to SFFF2011. These are some of my personal favourites and hopefully you’ll get a chance to see why.
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This fresh and fruity chilled summer soup is perfect at the end of a meal. The bright soup hides a smooth almond milk and is bound to be a talking point at the table. In a good way!
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The Balham Food Festival kicked off on Sunday with the Big Launch. This looks like it’ll be an event that will be repeated. The crowds appeared and happily ate and drank from stalls showcasing all the wonderful food destinations in this South London ‘village’. This is a brief photographic report of the afternoon.
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