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Butter Beer (not butterbeer)
I must admit, this is something I've never researched, assuming it was a JKR creation, but apparently not. According to Heston Blumenthal, it's a real drink popular in Tudor England, and he's tried to recreate the recipe. It sounds like just the thing to me - I think most of the recipes I've seen trying to recreate the Harry Potter drink are far ( Read more... ) -
Some very depressing food related news
I was watching Channel 4 news last night and they did quite an in depth piece on the organic dairy industry, focussing on the fact that despite the Soil Association not allowing the practice, a lot of farmers are culling unwanted day old male calves because they have no use for them, or in some cases, even shipping them to the continent for veal ( Read more... ) -
Hopefully something not so vomit inducing.
OK, as an antidote to all the sick making meat posts, and to try and put myself firmly back in the running as a potential food writer, I thought I'd post a couple of my curry recipes - vegetarian ones this time, and both very simple.
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I feel sick
A few months ago, some venison livers came into my possession. I only wanted 1-2 to try a pate recipe I had, and the game supplier down at Watton Farmers' Market screwed up royally and I ended up buying a large box containing about 20 livers, each weighing a couple of pounds. It was a big misunderstanding between the couple on the stall and their ( Read more... )