We have returned to the UK from St Vincent and the Grenadines
After a much smoother but longer passage we arrived after 15 days at sea in St Vincent our first time to the Caribbean. We still had fresh food on arrival: white cabbages, sweet potatoes apples, green and red tomatoes and with the seas much calmer we did a lot of…
Read MoreFood on our sailing trip to Cape Verde
The fresh food I had planned was out of the question due to the weather, so we maInly ate the round passage food we had prepared in Las Palmas (in case of the unlikely event, we were told, of it “being too rough to chop and onion!” ). This was…
Read MoreSailing from Las Palmas to Cape Verde
We finally left Las Palmas with a handful of other boats. We are 4 days later than the rest of the fleet as we are hoping to avoid the rough weather forecast. Sarah and I did some sailing over thirty years ago and despite a couple of test sails in…
Read MoreSailing food preparation
We have spent the last few days stocking up while the skipper and his wife have been doing last minute jobs including shelling out more cash, updating electronic equipment that talks to the new offshore life jackets. We have been cooking and freezing rough passage meals like lasagne, cottage pie,…
Read MoreThe Canary Islands
Sarah and I are in the Canaries supposedly leaving for 4 day sailing trip Cape Verde tomorrow .We are cooking and crewing on an old friends yacht but with gale force 8-9 winds we have decided to wait until it calms down a bit. Although the 45 foot aluminium hulled…
Read MoreWe are crossing the Atlantic!
A year ago some old friends of ours gave us the opportunity to crew and cook across the Atlantic on their sailing boat. After some trepidation and several trial sails, we jumped at the opportunity of a lifetime. After a really busy summer of weddings, we have now left the…
Read MoreCaribbean food
I am spending some time cooking in the Caribbean over the winter if you have any recipies you are considering having at your event next year, let us know and I will make sure I taste them as they should be cooked and will try to recreate them while away.
Read MoreSmoke and Salt Restaurant
I have been visiting Brixton Village a lot in the last few months which has given me the opportunity to eat in the pop ups, the range is fantastic and this has been the affordable entry point for many restaurateurs who have since moved on to bigger premises. One that…
Read MoreSmoked Chicken
We have been increasingly asked about options other than red meat at weddings, as many more people are eating less meat (red in particular) for many reasons. Our personal consumption of meat has reduced significantly. Vegetarian meals have become the norm rather than the exception and processed meats are rarely…
Read MoreCorporate Lunch for 80
A lunch in June for 80 Suffolk land owners. Provenance was of particular importance so we let them know in advance where we would be sourcing. Nearly all of our produce was local: Asparagus cut that morning from Willow Tree Farm in Glemsford as well as the youngest freshest baby…
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