Is it just me, or is there a certain irony, that on the day after the British press have been up in arms about traces of horse DNA being found in beef burgers, the following headline appears on the BBC's News Nottingham website:
Oh well, it amused me!
A little while back now, I took the 'directory bit' of the Local Food Heroes website offline.
I was finding it very difficult to keep up to date with the many new farm producers selling direct to the public and felt that, rather than do 'half a job', I'd be best to remove the directory entirely.
I've relented! I realise that a directory doesn't have to list every producer in the County - although that's still its aim. I've also realised that if a producer's not listed it's not my fault; it's theirs for not sending me details of their business.
I've put the old directory back online, although regrettably, some of the entries have gone missing in the interregnum. If you notice a producer or farm shop that sells Leicestershire produce is missing, please let me know. You can get in touch from my Contact Us page.
The information on this site is at least 3 years old, so if you are travelling any distance, please check with the individual shop or producer first.
Please do not contact me to ask about individual shops or producers; what I know about them is all online.
I've just found out that the Local Food Heroes blog was named as a 'Local Food Hero' in last Saturday's Leicester Mercury 'More' Magazine.
This blog featured in the 'Food Writers and Bloggers' section alongside The Mercury's own food reporter Joan Stephens; Tim Burke, the former restaurant critic who runs 'Eyes on The Prize', a blog about places to eat and drink; Hazel Paterson of the 'It's not F****** Rocket Science' blog, with it's superb photography and recipes; and Matt Wright, editor of 'Great Food', a magazine celebrating everything 'foodie' in the Midlands area.
I'm honoured to be featured in such good company.
Links to the blogs mentioned:
We've got two freezers, an upright 'frost free' one and a standard chest one that we use for bulk purchases. Now, the term 'frost free' is a bit misleading, as in, if you don't defrost the damned thing regularly it just stops working! It generally starts again after you've switched it off and left it a couple of days, but it's a right pain and always seems to happen when the other freezer's full.
It's even more annoying as of the two freezers this was the more expensive and should be better quality. Needless to say, the cheap and cheerful, bottom of the range chest one just plods on in it's own sweet way with no problems!
That's why I'm in a foul mood having spent the evening making loads of soup, beef casserole, collar bacon and tandoori chicken among other things.
It's at times like this that you're glad of the slow-cooker and that you bought that new seal for the pressure cooker. It's also when you realise that the frozen mixed veg makes a good base for soup!
Phil having frozen mixed veg in the freezer? Surely not?
It's there because Emma bought it to keep the crab that she bought me when she went to the coast cool!
I'm posting this for no other reason than that I like it and the sentiment it expresses. If you don't, then that's tough - 'cos this is my blog!
Yep, I'm still in bed! The pressure sore's nearly cleared and the local nurses are OK about me getting up. However, the Spinal Unit's advice is that you can put anything you like on a sore - except the patient. So, I'm staying put until it's gone!
In the meantime you'll have to make do with a selection of photos from my almost made it pile - the ones that didn't quite make it for a variety of reasons.
Boston Baked Beans about to go in the oven:
Home-made semi-dried tomato and goat's cheese tart:
Chicken Korma to use up leftovers:
Potato cakes in and out of sauce:
Stuffed vegetables:
Pears in toffee sauce (with supermarket cake - well it was "reduced" to 10p!):
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