Category Archives: Bowl food
Hock, line and sinker
As promised, we’ve dusted off our grease splattered notebooks, attempted to mend the wobbly ‘shift’ key on the work laptop and pulled our neglected blog boots back on in time for spring and all its promises. This week we’re treating … Continue reading
Fuul
The last couple of months have been frugal for the pair of us. Since excitedly sitting down to write and shoot our book, as well as plan madcap adventures for the latter stages of the year, our money matters have … Continue reading
Three Christmas suppers, some snow and a lot of oxtail stew
Hello everyone. Don’t worry, we haven’t frozen to death in our gardens, we’ve just been run off our feet with Christmas suppers and their attendant duties. Ever since last year’s excellent adventures in Brixton and Shoreditch, we’ve been looking forward … Continue reading
2 courses for 3 loved ones
Feeding friends is one of the easiest things to do. On a school night, when the skies are dark and the tube is on strike, the fact that they’re willing to schlep their way south for a bowl of something … Continue reading
Feast in the Middle East
There’s this great place I know where the food is just right; it’s called Syria and right now, the skies are blue and the ground is a happy 28˚. The last couple of weeks there and in neighbouring Lebanon have … Continue reading
Best beef stew
I wanted to draft this before going on holiday so that you’d have something ideal for these increasingly bitter nights while I’m away. It’s confusing to be packing summer clothes and sunscreen at the same time as writing up a … Continue reading
Food for friends
Here at Salad Club we love nothing more than gathering up a handful of good friends to share some food, drink some booze and set the world to rights. A replete kitchen table is one of the best places to … Continue reading
The humble Umbelliferae
My Grandfather-in-law, a groundbreaking botanist in his day, taught me about the wonderful world of Umbelliferae over lunch in the summer. The Umbelliferae are a family of aromatic plants with umbels of flowers radiating from the stem resembling a green … Continue reading
Creamed corn
Whenever I see cobs of corn on the market at this time of year, I get a bit of a cheap thrill. This is nothing to do with Autumn’s harvest or the beauty of a season passing (we’ve done that … Continue reading
Salad Club @ Cornercopia
Last Thursday, Rosie and I took on a day’s residency at Brixton Market’s Cornercopia. For those of you who haven’t been introduced, Cornercopia was set up by locals, Anne and Ian, to encourage the growth and eating of local and … Continue reading
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