16th Feb 2022
Continuing our campaign to raise awareness about food waste. The Too Good to go App are offering some really good food available for cash-strapped consumers, Toby Carvery is one such place. Now offering ‘magic bags’ of discarded food, including roast dinner treats including Yorkshire puddings, meats and vegetables for less than £4. Available at the…
29th Nov 2021
A recent survey of 2,000 people carried out for charity, The Big Give, has revealed that 16% of people in the UK, almost 1 in 6, say they are considering using a food bank this Christmas. This number rises to 37% in London. Food is however only one way people get into debt at Christmas.37%…
29th Nov 2021
A recent survey of 2,000 people carried out for charity, The Big Give, has revealed that 16% of people in the UK, almost 1 in 6, say they are considering using a food bank this Christmas. This number rises to 37% in London.37% are worried they will incur debt over Christmas (56% in London) and…
4th Jul 2020
After years of being somewhat snubbed, the mobile food business is making a massive comeback. Visit any weekend market or merely walk down one of your city’s more pedestrian-friendly streets and you’re bound to encounter a collection of quaint and colourful carts, selling anything from seaweed wraps to samosas. Apart from delicious and affordable wares,…
15th Jun 2020
A food truck business could be the solution to setting up a career in catering even in the days of social distancing. Street food has seen a surge in popularity in the UK recently, and it’s easy to see why: restaurant quality meals at fast food prices. What more could you possibly want? The food…
14th Nov 2019
14th Feb 2017
Go foraging as soon as the leaves and berries are out because it’s all FREE FOOD! Here are some tips for getting free food for yourself, your family and your neighbours. Share and you can all have delicious free food on the table. How to find free food in your neighbourhood Nettle soup Blackberry crumble…
13th Feb 2017
Yes you CAN use milk that is just on the turn. I was inspired to find out more about this when I poured milk into my tea this morning, only to take a sip and discover something really didn’t taste right. But you don’t need to throw it away! You can use it – and in…
18th May 2016
Even in the city there’s loads of free food growing: nettles, dandelion leaves (and flowers), blackberries, linden leaves etc. Get foraging. Here are my top ten free food recipes.
24th Apr 2016
After the runaway success of ‘Live On A Chicken For A Week‘ we bring you this week of beans recipes! Baked beans are cheap- even in Waitrose a pack of 4x400g tins is only £1.25, (that’s 31p a can)! OK, yes, we know the problem with eating lots of beans, but maybe you could cope with a little…
