Slow-cooked casseroles, stews and braises are a personal favourite as they develop layers of flavour. This venison casserole is cooked with root veget...
Before I started this post, I worked out how many places on the island you could buy a decent pint of beer. For a relatively small landmass, just nine...
As I write this in early December, it is decidedly chilly and very wet outside in Jersey. The perfect weather for soup. Now, there are cold soups like...
While the evidence for an early pie, a kind of honey cake, can be found on wall of the tomb of Pharaoh Ramesses I, the Romans were the first to bake a...
Matching beer and food is very personal. Do you like dark beers, hoppy brews, blonde ales? Barbequed food, spicy dishes, fish, and seafood? Matching e...
Summer is in full swing. Cricket, Wimbledon, strawberries and cream, picnics on the beach and if you are lucky the chance to enjoy a refreshing pint i...
Imagine if you will that you are a landed Edwardian and you are close to finishing your 10-course dinner. The hors d’ouevres, soup, fish, roasted join...
Spring is in the air and soon more and more of us will be making trips to the seaside. While I don’t do deck chairs or donkeys anymore, I am still par...
This recipe is a classic dish from Normandy, in North-West France, and is a variation of the classic moules marinière using the cider produced in the...
Like most people I look to kickstart a bit of a detox after the festive season. Who can forget all those epic Christmas ales with their punchy ABVs? S...