Pheasant and Leek Pie

Pheasant and Leek Pie

“The industrial eater is one who does not know that eating is an industrial act…the condition of the passive consumer of food is not a democratic condition. One reason to eat responsibly is to live free”.   Wendell Berry. Farmer and essayist. At the time of...
Authentic Welsh Rabbit (well, possibly)

Authentic Welsh Rabbit (well, possibly)

Words are one of the principal tools by which we can navigate our complex world, but they frequently serve to obfuscate reality in equal measure. If you’ve ever been stuck next to a member of the flat earth society on a long-haul flight, or studied Donald Trump’s...
Sourdough tales

Sourdough tales

Apostasy (/əˈpɒstəsi/; Greek: ἀποστασία, translit. apostasía, is the formal abandonment of, or renunciation of a religion by a person. It can also be defined within the broader context of embracing an opinion that is contrary to one’s previous religious beliefs....
Guanciale & Spaghetti all’ Amatriciana

Guanciale & Spaghetti all’ Amatriciana

Amongst the guardians of Semitic languages, pigs get burdened with a bad press. In some faiths, they are regarded as ‘unclean’ animals, mainly because, whilst rummaging in the wild, they will eat virtually anything – carrion, garbage, even animal excrement. Not...
Jerusalem Artichoke Soup

Jerusalem Artichoke Soup

Blackadder: “Baldrick, have you no idea what irony is?” Baldrick: “Yes, it’s like goldy and bronzy only it’s made out of iron”. In my determined quest to reduce our household consumption of meat, treating it as an occasional pleasure rather than a daily...