The whole garden has been cloaked in sparkle dust today. We had to stop picking the kale mid-December as it...
Wet spell has not stopped the gardening Despite the mixed weather (we’re squelching around in our wellies with the sun...
We’re all systems go for Christmas 2019 at Peace & Loaf. It’s going to be a busy few weeks, but we’re all well prepared, our new look is finished and we’re ready to smash it. The new look for the restaurant has gone down a storm with our guests over...
This month, our columnist Anna Hedworth, aka The Grazer, goes for the chop Having The Goat Company at Jesmond Food Market regularly means I’ve...
The birds are doing their best to eat the sprouting kaibroc before us so we are having to take drastic...
As I write this on a mild January day, I’m beginning to wonder where winter is this year. Maybe it will beat me to the publication of this column, but it’s been so mild up to now, we don’t really know ourselves here. Certainly, we are making the most of...
Simply by Sabrina Ghayour £26 Mitchell Beazley Sabrina Ghayour’s new collection of dishes follow her signature style which focuses on...
Shellfish, blood orange and sea herb risotto Ingredients 3 tbsp olive oil 2 small onions, finely chopped 3 garlic cloves,...
Easter falls early this year, so with this in mind Newcastle butcher George Payne is serving up a twist on the traditional Sunday roast lamb leg or shoulder joint with a zesty glaze and a classic mint sauce. His recipe is courtesy of the national Butchers Q Guild, of which George...
It’s cold and it’s wet but there’s still a lot to do in the Kitchen Garden at Vallum After a...
Smoked mackerel fishcake with celeriac remoulade Author: Graham Sharp Serves: 2 Ingredients [b]For the mackerel fishcake:[/b] 400g mashed potato (4...
Vicky Moffitt, of Vallum Farm on Hadrian’s Wall, shares the trials and tribulations of the Kitchen Garden which supplies produce to the farm’s tea room, restaurant tipi, and wedding and events venue. Vallum, Military Road, Newcastle, NE18 0LL, tel 01434 672 652, www.vallumfarm.co.uk The early part of the year is...
