http://lovebritfood.today.com explore, taste, cook..... Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:22:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With the advent of the poly-tunnel, the UK strawberry season has been extended greatly and is less at the mercy of the weather, but the berries don't have the fuller flavour of those grown outside.I have Alpine strawberries in pots on my patio, and had a delicious early crop then ... http://lovebritfood.today.com/2009/08/29/a-berry-taste-of-english-summer/ You don’t have to go to Scotland to visit Loch Fyne any more. A chain of restaurants bearing the name of the Scottish sea loch is now established around the UK. Now you might have thought that they would be in principally maritime locations, but their mission seems to be ... http://lovebritfood.today.com/2009/07/18/a-fyne-fish-experience/ On a special edition of BBC TV's Money programme, TV food guru Greg Wallace took a close look at how the recession is affecting the nation's food shopping. The topics he introduced included what the supermarkets are doing to keep us shopping with them, the struggle for independent shops to continue ... http://lovebritfood.today.com/2009/07/01/how-is-the-recession-biting-you/ A big thank you to everyone at Foodie Blogroll and Jenn at the Leftover Queen for nominating me for this week's Finest Foodie Friday top 5 food blogs. This really is an honour, I've only been writing this blog a month or two and writing has proved to be a far better medicine ... http://lovebritfood.today.com/2009/03/13/foodieblogroll-award/ I’ve been feeling more than a bit blue this week. 12 years ago I was on honeymoon in Antigua, now I am sadly separated from my husband. At least I have some great memories of the island and just yesterday was enthusing about it to a friend who is visiting ... http://lovebritfood.today.com/2009/03/12/island-sunshine-in-my-kitchen/ The best food news of the past 7 days came from a friend -  about rescuing some chickens. Kevin has kept hens in the past, just a few in his back garden where they can scratch around in the day and do what hens like to do, and be shut up ... http://lovebritfood.today.com/2009/03/03/no-choice-for-the-chickens/ I haven't always been polite about the JD Wetherspoon pub chain in the past, but I visited with a friend to try their Sunday Lunch special offer at the weekend and, with a few reservations had a reasonably happy experience.  There are several JDW pubs in our area, and we chose ... http://lovebritfood.today.com/2009/02/10/sunday-lunch-with-mr-witherspoon/ At home I have continued to try to economise by using what I have in the fridge and freezer and buying as little as possible other than basics like bread and milk. I've done quite well at that, and have used up quite a lot. I will need to tidy ... http://lovebritfood.today.com/2009/01/23/my-week-in-food/ I was in Dorchester yesterday - I managed to set myself up 3 mystery shopping assignments in the area and the combined fees made my hour and a half journey worthwhile. I also looked forward to it as a bit of an escape. Oddly enough, when I checked my horoscope ... http://lovebritfood.today.com/2009/01/22/from-cornwall-to-dorset-with-love/ Today I am diverting a little from the subject of British food, but if you read on, you'll find there is still a bit of a connection. To celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama as the President of the USA, I'm planning to cook some American recipes. Both of them have some ... http://lovebritfood.today.com/2009/01/20/hail-to-the-chief/