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The Great British Picnic
Summer has finally joined us and what better summer activity than going for a picnic? But did you know where the tradition of picnics came from? As I watched the skies darkening last Sunday I was hastily doing a mental note of how many family members I could fit round the dining room table to…
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Simple Lentil Curry Dish
This month, member of the team Naresh shares her recipe for a simple lentil daal. Serve with boiled rice, a green salad, and chapatis. Ingredients: 1 cupful of red split lentils1 small onion1 fresh tomato4 green chillies (add more if you like it hot)A small block of ginger3 cloves of garlic1 teaspoon of salt (you…
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Sweet summer treats
Ready to get your bake on? Volunteers Sue and Anne share their favourite recipes that’re guaranteed to put a smile on anyone’s face this summer. We’re talking a delicious date and walnut cake and sweet and sticky ginger and rhubarb muffins. Date and walnut cake Sue’s date and walnut cake One of our longest-standing volunteers,…
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Celebrate Pancake Day
February sees us celebrate what is arguably one of the best days of the year: Pancake Day! Celebrate it the 1930s way with this recipe we found in the archives from 1936. If made carefully, pancakes are particularly delicious. There is, however, no need to limit them to one variety, for they can be modified…
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St Margaret and ‘Heg Peg Dump’
20 July is the feast day of St. Margaret of Antioch, the patron saint of expectant mothers. Legend has it that she was swallowed whole by the Devil, who had disguised himself as a dragon, but made a miraculous escape by making the sign of the cross with her fingers. In a triumph of good…