Zurich Airport is a really rather nice airport. It is connected, directly, to the Swiss rail network, as there is a main railway station directly underneath the airport, which makes getting in and out of the airport hassle and stress free. Directly connected to Zurich, but also to St Gallen, Bern, Basel, Geneva, Lausanne and … Continue reading Food on the Hoof …. Zurich.
Food on the Hoof….. Dublin
A long time ago, in an era far, far away, there was an occasional Food on the Hoof series. I have written about the joys of food and travel from ZAmbia, SWaziland, Madagascar as well as less exocic It's been a while since hoof met keyboard but it's time to start again see where the … Continue reading Food on the Hoof….. Dublin
The Joy of Travel
Walter 'Arbinson Wimpole FitzThomas was born in 1725 in the now non-existent village of Fennly-on-the-Wold, in what is now the East Riding of Yorkshire. FitzThomas was the son of Flemmish immigrant Liège Waffle makers who travelled to England in the hope of creating an Anglo-Flemmish variant of the waffle. With the failure of the family … Continue reading The Joy of Travel
Once or Supper ?
Where is the most beautiful part of the UK ? It is a question I've been asked, maybe almost eight times. Possibly nine. The Scottish Highlands, with their bleak, undulating and often sombre landscape, granite grey towns and villages and level of cuisine so sophisticated that the deep fried mars bar is now so passé … Continue reading Once or Supper ?
An Oxymoron for Food
It is not very often that I do a restaurant review, partly because I never read other people's reviews, partly because they're often rather fatuous and have the word Instagram in there somewhere and partly because I am not that self obsessed that I think other people really care what I am eating. Despite that, … Continue reading An Oxymoron for Food
Who should we feed ?
I am not going to claim any ownership of this, as I am lifting this directly from The Guardian, and it can be found under the link here. Vast animal-feed crops to satisfy our meat needs are destroying planet | Environment Rebecca Smithers The ongoing global appetite for meat is having a devastating impact on the environment … Continue reading Who should we feed ?
Food, Glorious Food
Almost everything on these pages are related to Project Management, Technology and the things that interest me. This post is no different. Except that it is not about Project Management nor Technology. I have been vegan for a little over three years. You’ll find some vegan recipes on this website. My daughter recently turned Three … Continue reading Food, Glorious Food
Victoria Sponge
Ingredients 300 g dairy-free margarine , (suitable for baking), plus extra for greasing 300 g gluten-free plain flour, plus extra for dusting 300 g golden caster sugar 2 vanilla pods 200 g organic soya yoghurt zest of 2 lemons 2 teaspoons gluten-free baking powder ½ teaspoon xanthan gum optional: rice milk For the filling: 200 … Continue reading Victoria Sponge
Vegan Pizza Base / Dough
Ingredients 500 Grams Plain white flour 2 Teaspoons Dry yeast (heaped) 1 Teaspoon Salt 300 ml Warm water (Approx') 4 Teaspoons Olive oil (plus a little extra) Method Preheat your oven to 240 C or 450 F (yes, I know, it's really hot!). In a large mixing bowl, toss in your flour, yeast, and salt. … Continue reading Vegan Pizza Base / Dough
Thai Curry
Ingredients. Tofu : cut into 1cm [ish] cubes. Firm, dry tofu is the best. Coconut milk 500ml Curry paste (tea spoon or two max') Scotch Bonnet pepper Miniature corn (the finger sized miniature corn) Fresh spinach 400 / 500 grams. Shiitake mushrooms 250 grams Lemon grass / chives / Lime leaves [100% optional] Colemans mustard … Continue reading Thai Curry
Low fat sweet potato chocolate pudding
Ingredients. 1 pound sweet potatoes (450 g) 1 cup plant milk of your choice (250 ml) ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (40 g) 2 tbsp maple syrup / Agave Syrup 8 Deglet Nour or 4 Medjool dates Method Wash, peel and chop the sweet potatoes. Steam or boil them for about 25 minutes or until … Continue reading Low fat sweet potato chocolate pudding
Another Vegan Victoria Sponge Cake
Vegan Victoria Sponge Cake For the Sponge 75g Dairy Free Spread (I find Vitalite works best) 70g Caster Sugar 3tbsp Smooth Apricot Jam 150g Vanilla Soya Yoghurt (I use Alpro) 175g Good Quality Self-Raising Flour 2tsp Baking Powder For the Filling 125g Dairy Free Block Butter (I use Stork Baking Block) 250g Icing Sugar (Plus … Continue reading Another Vegan Victoria Sponge Cake
Food, Glorious Food.
Originally written on Sunday, December 5, 2010 For me, one of the things that really defines a country, a culture, people, is food. In the extreme countries are defined by their food, by their cuisine, the ingredients they use and the way they prepare a meal. The Italians, for example, are epitomised by pizza and pasta, … Continue reading Food, Glorious Food.
Food on the Hoof : The Swazi offering….
Originally written on the Sunday, 28. September 2008. It has, I will admit, been some time since I scribbled any thoughts, sane or inane, on the subject of food, and more importantly food on the hoof. For those of you who are new to this concept, food on the hoof is not just the quick 'grab … Continue reading Food on the Hoof : The Swazi offering….
Food on the Hoof
Originally written on Friday, 30. March 2007. Welcome one and all to the latest excursion into the world of food. Roald Dalh understood food. He wrote about it more than once. There were Giant Peaches, rivers of Chocolate, Henry Sugar and Nibbleswick, which, is not strictly speaking food, it is a food related act that Pavlov … Continue reading Food on the Hoof
Food on the Hoof
Originally written on Friday, 23. February 2007. This is the latest instalment from the English Epicureans occasional deranged ramble about good food, out and about. Good food should not be the preserve of the high priced, swanky restaurant, the up market chic bijou eatery that has both a Maître d' and a sommelier and where the menu has … Continue reading Food on the Hoof
Food on the Hoof
Originally written on Saturday, 30. September 2006. This is the second instalment in my occasional series of scribbling about food on the hoof. Wherever you go in the world, there is always at least one nice place to eat, one great restaurant that serves excellent food, either local or imported. Great fish dishes, excellent meat courses … Continue reading Food on the Hoof
Food on the Hoof
Originally written on Monday, 21. August 2006 GRIMSBY (n.) A lump of something gristly and foul tasting concealed in a mouthful of stew or pie. Grimsbies are sometimes merely the result of careless cookery, but more often they are placed there deliberately by Freemasons. Grimsbies can be purchased in bulk from any respectable Masonic butcher on … Continue reading Food on the Hoof
Mark Daniels 