Great Cuppa Tea

Met with Dave and Thel Horner, volunteers from @make-a-wish.org.uk, at Millers Tea Room and Farm Shop, Raywell Lodge Park. We had a chat about supporting M-A-W and enjoyed a lovely 'cuppa'. The shop sells a variety of locally sourced produce as well as cakes and bread made on the premises. All food eaten in the Tea Room is freshly made and promises to be delicious. I was delighted to meet a familiar face, Cheryl, (sister of the owner), who I knew 20yrs ago in a previous 'life', when I was pounding the beat on Beverley Rd Hull and she worked at the local Spar, it was a handy 'tea stop' and somewhere to get warm in the winter.
If you fancy some local fayre, in lovely settings it will be hard to beat, but I am informed that it best to book as they are very busy, in fact most of the tables were sporting reserved signs this morning.
Have a look at them @realyorkshire.co.uk, see the award from Real Yorkshire Tourism in the 'Best Cuppa catergory

New Pizzeria in Anlaby

Just had a pizza from Enzo Pizzeria in Anlaby. They use an Italian wood fired pizza oven recommended by @jamieoliver.com. The Pizza tastes amazing. Meeting Adam Raymond next week to discuss using local produce and support www.make-a-wish.org.uk. Try the pizzas they really are delicious

Taste Awards 2010

Reading todays Yorkshire Post www.yorkshirepost.co.uk, great article on the Taste Awards 2010 held at York in September. We will be there, come and join us.

The treasure in allotments

My Dutch family are visiting this weekend and have brought beautiful fresh fruit and veg from the allotment, you can take an Englishman away from England, but you can’t get him away from his allotment! Courgettes, cucumbers, tomatoes and the most amazing potatoes, varieties in red and white. Fresh food straight from fork to the table and shared with friends and family, you can’t beat it. Steamed the potatoes, served with a knob of butter and a twist of salt and black pepper. Courgettes added to meat on a kebab, crisp cucumber and juicy tomatoes in the salad, lovely. We are growing tomatoes for the first time, plenty of flowers on the plants so hopefully we will soon be picking ripe toms just outside the kitchen door, added to my fresh herbs, grown on the sunny windowsill, a little olive oil and some feta cheese, they will make a delicious salad. Rapeseed oil is a nice alternative with goats cheese supplied by Lowna Dairy, From Toms farm, just down the road.

Grandmothers cooking

Can you remember eating freshly cooked food, prepared by your Grandmother, from her own garden produce? I have great memories of picking fruit and veg just feet from the back door, and watching my Grandmother create fabulous meals, basic meat and two veg followed by the most amazing puds with ‘real ‘custard. I managed to get hold of the new Be-Ro cook book yesterday, it is a walk down memory lane salivating over the traditional recipes, does any-one out there still make the old fashioned puddings, treacle sponge, spotted dick etc...

A Journey

We are setting off on a culinary journey to discover all things good in Gods garden. Our trek begins in Yorkshire where we will be visiting producers, suppliers, farms and eateries, sampling and munching along the way. We will be inviting all who mirror our vision of things good and sustainable to join us and help to promote the best of regional food.