This month, our health columnist Nik Imrye extols the virtues of cider vinegar: [line_list] It’s good for alkalising the body,...
Duck Delight Author: George Payne Serves: 4 Gosforth Q Guild butcher George Payne reckons roast duck is a delicious alternative...
Crispy mackerel, fennel aioli & fennel salad Author: Simon Walsh Ingredients For the crispy mackerel 2 large mackerel, filleted, trimmed and pin-boned 50g plain flour 2 eggs, beaten 120g Japanese panko breadcrumbs oil for deep-frying For the fennel aioli 2 small cloves garlic, gently cooked immersed in oil until soft...
It’s been a funny old day, as Arkwright might have said; only it’s been a funny old several days. Months,...
Soy and ginger steamed cockles and mussels Author: Simon Walsh Serves: 4 Ingredients 50g fresh ginger 1 stick lemongrass 1...
Chef patron Simon Walsh, of Longsands Fish Kitchen, Tynemouth, works within walking distance of North Shields Fish Quay, where he sources the best of the day’s catch for his menus. Longsands, Front Street, Tynemouth, NE30 4DZ, tel 0191 272 855, www.longsandsfishkitchen.com Roast cod with sauce vierge Author: Simon Walsh Serves:...
It’s not a line from a Carry On script, but I’m marinating my plums in gin. There are only so...
Christmas is all about family and food, so you need to have a few tricks up your sleeve for the...
Hot Beef Satays Author: George Payne Ingredients 450g lean beef sirloin, rump or topside steaks, cut into 2½cm cubes for the marinade 30ml coconut milk 5ml light soft brown sugar 1 red chilli, de-seeded and finely chopped 1 garlic clove, peeled and finely crushed salt and freshly milled black...
It’s so cold we barely want to go out in the garden and pick at the moment. But the bonus...
Oh my darling..! It’s Christmas, which means it’s time for the clementine, that jewel-like hybrid of tangerine and sweet orange....
It’s cold and it’s wet but there’s still a lot to do in the Kitchen Garden at Vallum After a mainly dry summer, the rain has arrived just as we start getting into the hard work of moving our growing inside and tidying the outside beds ahead of next spring....



















