Food & Drink

Our cats Dave, Steve and Molly are the light of our lives. They’re such funny little people, each with their own personality. Molly has been with me since she was a kitten twenty years ago and she’s a game old bird, a bit creaky but very jolly. Dave, a tiny little black fella, was found…read more

If you want to extend your meat-free Mondays to include more days of the week you can get plenty of cheap protein from eggs and tinned tuna.  But what about those days when you really can’t face another eggy dish or would rather eat worms than cook with tuna yet again? There are all sorts…read more

Here’s our second post about meat-free, money saving meals: a bunch more tasty meals that are easy to cook and amazingly tasty. mixed roasted vegetables with cheeese melted on top onion mashed potato with cheese on top cauliflower cheese and baked beans veggie pizza scrambled egg with smoked salmon pieces (or tinned fish) avocado, cream…read more

When I was little we ate meat at the weekend but the rest of the week my parents couldn’t afford it. So we did without. We weren’t unusual. It was just the way things were for ordinary people. It seems weird now, looking back. Tony and I eat meat five days a week and and…read more

It’s a growing trend. As the recession continues, more and more restaurants are offering BYO – Bring Your Own drinks. It’s brilliant for cash-strapped food lovers because it helps cut the cost of the most expensive part of eating out, the wine bit. There’s a splendid French restaurant in a village near us, run by…read more

There’s me wondering what to write about today, sitting in my studio with our cats Dave, Steve and Molly by my side and Radio 4 for company. Then I hear a news item about food waste in Britain… Apparently we waste an average of £480 worth of food per household every year. Which is obscene…read more

There’s nothing more annoying than people kicking off the Christmas frenzy in September. Or October. Even November, for that matter. But now we’re safely into December, it seems reasonable enough to start the countdown. Here’s my first seasonal post, about cutting the cost of your Christmas dinner. In the far-distant days before Christianity came along, people…read more

There’s all sorts of cheap pet food on the market but it’s usually a false economy. How come? Apparently because the ingredients aren’t as good, you need to feed your cat or dog more of it than the more expensive stuff, so it works out better for your pocket. Premium cat and dog food contains…read more