Claire
Top ten food apps of 2010
1. Tesco Groceries
2. Ocado
3. Waitrose
4. Jamies 20 Minute Meals
5. iBBQ
6. Nigella Quick Collection
7. Good Food Quick Recipes
8. Gordon Ramsey Cook With Me
9. Levi Roots - Sunshine Food
10. MasterChef Academy UK
Jamie's 20 Minute Meals offers a mix of video and recipes and has been described by the Observer as 'the Daddy of all food apps', but iBBQ by itself is worth getting an iphone for.
Got flu? Reach for the Green Chartreuse...
Don't risk the overcrowded surgery, try this secret remedy. A measure of green chartreuse well diluted with hot water and sipped over half an hour. Recommended to me by Ruth who was advised by the qualified practitioners at Peatlings in Bury. The French liquer has been made by Carthusian monks since the 1700's and contains 132 different herbs, but don't bother looking for it in a supermarket, go to the wine doctor.
Popping up all over Suffolk
Hooray! Another pop up restaurant to go to and just in time for my birthday. At the Queens Head in Brandeston with David Williams (Alimentum) cooking and only for two days. Book on their website www.thetrufflepig.co.uk and see you there.
Celebrity Palmers
The Face of Suffolk
We don't mind if the Cradle of Filth are the face of Suffolk instead of a beach hut or a racehorse, as long as he grows his own veg.
Home made Christmas everything
Happy New Year
Best newcomer in Hardens Guide and a Michelin Bib Gourmand - and it's Pea Porridge
Well we knew this all along didn't we? Went for a lovely meal here before Christmas, when I still had an appetite. We had slow-braised ox tongue, the sauté of snails, bacon and bone marrow, partridge, our favourite cotes de boeuf with fat chips and béarnaise and then delicious desserts. Still faultless, and now a bit more relaxed. www.peaporridge.co.uk
Looking for a new career?
Ricochet tv company are looking for young people to take part in a new BBC2 tv series and train in the food and wine industry. Unfortunately I'm too old for this but there are some vague details here, so if you have always wanted to be a celebrity waitress - now's your chance.
We are Grumpy at suffolk foodie
...because we have all been ILL, that's why. I have only eaten one kiwi fruit since Christmas eve. I missed canapes twice, a full roast turkey dinner, desserts, loads of wine and all the extras like mince pies, cake and big slabs of home cooked ham. Am only just getting my appetite back - this was a very un-merry christmas for me.