CLEW takes a closer look at national days around the world. How and why are they celebrated? And we throw in a recipe or two from that country for you to try. The first country is Sweden, by Lisa Fuchs. If you ever find yourself visiting Stockholm, the beautiful capital of Sweden, you absolutely must […]
Quick, it’s asparagus time!
22/05/2013 by Leave a Comment
The prices have just gone down compared to a couple of weeks ago, so it is time to make the most of the short asparagus season. So, green or white? To be honest it wasn’t something we ate a great deal of as a child, but I do love roasted green asparagus shoots. And only […]
Spring cleaning & speedy suppers
25/04/2013 by Leave a Comment
We have one of those corner cupboards that opens out with two semicircle shelves, and the curves don’t make it easy to store things in there. I have my cake tins and metal cooling racks on the top and pyrex dishes on the bottom. Needless to say the cooling racks fall down quite a bit […]
Spoon licking, slow eating smiley face
19/04/2013 by Leave a Comment
Some of us truly think that dessert is the best part of a meal. We might really enjoy the steak or the oven baked salmon, and wow – that veggie side dish with garlic was delicious! But dessert…that is where we kind of lean back and eat in silence. Spoon by spoon, slowly, almost licking […]
The humble egg
22/03/2013 by Leave a Comment
Very soon, if not already, we will be nibbling away at the chocolate variety but I would like to turn your attention to the humble egg. There has been a lot of media attention on cholesterol, and it is easy to forget that eggs are a nutrient rich, affordable contribution to a healthy diet. Also […]
Food intolerance & sunshine pancakes
11/03/2013 by 2 Comments
Are you dealing with food intolerances? Or just dealing with being on a special diet? I know a lot of people think it’s boooring to live a healthy lifestyle. Or that you’d be very limited when having, say, gluten or lactose intolerances in the family. Add drastically reducing your sugar intake to that – and […]
Rhubarb Rhumba
24/02/2013 by Leave a Comment
We are starting to see rhubarb in the supermarkets, rhubarb tarts lining the patisserie shelves, which for me means spring is on the way. This beautiful, brightly coloured vegetable is in season, well the ‘forced’ variety. Until the early 19th century rhubarb was only grown outdoors and harvested from late spring through until early autumn. […]
Pick me up food
06/02/2013 by Leave a Comment
The days may be getting longer, they are really, but it still feels dark and grey and the time seems to be flying by. So I’ve been feeling the need for some pick me up food, something with a bit of zing. These recipes are super quick and easy to make, and help to reduce […]
Flip pancakes on Shrove Tuesday
05/02/2013 by Leave a Comment
Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) / Fastnacht / Carnavale (carne levare meaning take away meat) is the last day before Lent. Pancakes were traditionally the food of choice to use up rich ingredients such as eggs, milk and sugar before the start of Lent and fasting. This year Shrove Tuesday is on 12th […]
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