A few weeks ago I wrote about the irresponsible way that social media services such as Twitter and Facebook are used by many unthinking, and I dared to suggest cowardly, individuals. People who are happy to broadcast a disparaging comment about a restaurant, hotel or similar without first having the courage or decency to mention […]
Sitting on the A1, driving to work, I see in my rearview mirror a car cutting in and out of the others behind me; changing lanes at speed, darting and diving in and out between other cars so as to gain that extra few seconds. I spend a much of my life on the roads […]
Traditionally a breakfast dish from the days of the Empire, kedgeree makes a lovely tasty lunch or supper dish. If you’re passing the fish counter and pick up a bit of (preferably undyed) smoked haddock, apart from the fresh parsley (and I’ve usually got a pot of that growing on the windowsill), you’ve probably got […]
I’m sure you’ve been there: because you couldn’t leave something alone, you cause a major calamity. Like maybe a dripping tap’s been getting to you so you try to tighten it in situ but only succeed in pulling it off the sink. There’s water squirting everywhere so you come up with a cunning, if rather […]
Currently on our menu at Oldfields, these rather delightful blue cheese tarts make a fabulous starter, light lunch or supper dish. In this recipe I’ve described it as four individual tarts but if you wanted to make one tart and divide it, use the pastry to line an eight or nine inch diameter flan dish. […]
I guess I’d like to be remembered for something. Changing the world for the better would be nice but unlikely. Some memorable quotation would be quite good but I don’t know if I’ve any in me. And my parents didn’t even imbue me with a memorable name. A chap called Lord Acton got all three; […]
We’re unfair to fat. Recently I was reading about a new only-slightly invasive technique for ridding the body of fatty deposits that stop one being attractive to other people – or so we’re told – and I was wondering how far I’d have to be pushed before I resorted to such measures. There’s a lot […]
“This is absolutely wonderful”, she said. “It’s a doddle”, I replied, but I could instantly tell she didn’t believe me. “You cook such lovely meals and I appreciate how much effort you put in”, but I was already thinking she didn’t actually understand. Of course I was pleased she was pleased. That’s what cooking for […]
This is one of those guilty secret foods from my childhood. I’m not even sure if my Mum made them for me but I know I loved them and I might have even made them myself as I got old enough. We’ve got them on the menu in the restaurant but I wouldn’t have […]
Bill Oldfield 