I popped up on the Recipes Project podcast, Around the Table, talking about food history and cooking historic foods. It was great fun. Have a listen! open.spotify.com/episode/7rss...
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I popped up on the Recipes Project podcast, Around the Table, talking about food history and cooking historic foods. It was great fun. Have a listen! open.spotify.com/episode/7rss...
Why on earth do the Tories want to keep people locked into high energy bills? And, come to that, why is the BBC citing Reform but saying nothing about climate science or renewable alternatives? Complete madness - except for the fossil fuel industry of course
Good morning all! A new episode of The British Food History Podcast is now live! My guest is food historian Mark Dawson, and the topic is Derbyshire Oatcakes – once a key part of the Derbyshire diet. Available on all podcast platforms, Quick link here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
“The tide has again receded over the sand-flats. The remaining framework of a wooden ship is half-sunken in the sand. On one of the ribs a cormorant stands with wings lifted” Writer: EL Grant Watson Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Wonderful- thanks for sharing.
Yes, very precious to me to keep making it as Gundula is now very frail and in a home. She used ti make it using rosehips from a dogrose bush on her allotment I hadn't realised what a labour of love it was until I watched her make it.
A German friend of my mother's used to kindly give me a jar each year. I asked her to show me how to make it, so now carry on the custom.
They all sound delicious! 👏
Never seen rosehip jam for sale in UK..it's so labour-intensive that I'm not surprised! Which is why I make it!
Gather ye rosehips while ye may . . . Homemade rosehip jam enjoyed with yoghurt, pear and plum! Love its flavour!
We’ve planted 2 more saplings last year — that we’d grown from acorns we’d collected — on a local farmer’s land. A personal legacy that I don’t mind owning up to.
Wonderful! 👏
Our venerable oak trees are a much-loved part of the British landscape. Scientists are researching the DNA of these long-lived trees to try and understand more about their resilience. www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Some people see therapists; I visit mountains.' Nicholas Kristof @nytimes.com on the glories of America's public lands and how they need protecting. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/o...
The hedgerows are full of fruit. After a foraging countryside walk picking wild plums, sloes and elderberries made Hedgerow Jelly, using Pam Corbin's excellent recipe. #AutumnInAugust
Fictitious conspiracies are easier to pursue since there's no chance that reality will intervene apnews.com/article/trum...
ICE, America's first interior police, are not being built up, at the cost of billions, just to monitor immigration www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...
The Yankit So Award - in memory of the wonderful Chinese food writer Yankit So - is open for application. It offers a £3000 bursary for travel to Asia to research a cookbook idea. oxfordculturalcollective.com/about-us/yan...
An idea:
Agree. Some great encounters with nature lovers.
Yes, have been listening- a joy to listen to!
Such a great thing to do!
Yes, despicable.
Calling all artists! During Thames Festival Trust month, come & draw Chiswick Riverside with Urban Sketchers London on Sat 6th Sept, 11 - 3.30pm. Bring your own sketching materials to Chiswick Pier for a day by the Thames. Beginners welcome. Link to register thamesfestivaltrust.org/whats-on/urb...
Loved meeting Terence Stamp, hearing about his world youtube.com/watch?v=ViJ3...
What a beautiful piece by Hepworth. So glad it's been bought for the nation. Congratulations @hepworthwakefield.bsky.social 👏 👏 👏 Looking forward to seeing it when I next visit. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“With less they beat slavery. With less they beat Jim Crow… Harriet Tubman didn’t have email, Twitter, Texts, TikTok…”
As a bird-lover, thoroughly enjoying being transported to Slimbridge this morning.Thank you!
Agree. Watched the film again recently- what a great cast!
#RIPTerenceStamp - so dashing as Sergeant Troy in Far From the Madding Crowd www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#RIPTerenceStamp - so dashing as Sergeant Troy in Far From the Madding Crowd www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Great glimpses of London's historic Billingsgate Market - fish dealer Terry Bloomfield's photos of Billingsgate shared by @thegentleauthor.bsky.social spitalfieldslife.com/2025/08/17/t...
Trump got played by Putin. Again. He accepted Putin’s position on Ukraine as his own. Ukraine and Europe are now alone, needing to increase pressure on Russia and supporting its fight on the battlefield. It’s a terrible day for peace, security, and transatlantic relations.
Today's Vittles is centred on 'mom-and-pop' joints - family-run eateries and takeaways. I wrote about Shrinath, a little Gujarati grocery shop in Swiss Cottage I've wanted to shout about since I accidentally discovered it a few months back; it sells homemade snacks. open.substack.com/pub/vittles/...
@markcarneyforpm.bsky.social Current policy is failing the future and dooming Canadians.
Sobering news for the British pudding - one of the glories of British cuisine. www.theguardian.com/food/2025/au...
Thanks to my lovely local Waterstones Barnrt for supporting me as a local author and puttong my 3 new books in the window!
'Charcoal made from human waste could help solve fertiliser shortages as well as reduce pollution and energy use, a study has found.' www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Agree. It's one of my favourites too - such a beautiful cheese. Hearing mother and son Ruth and Graham Kirkman talk about it, you feel their pride. 🌞
Calling cheese-lovers! In a lovely episode of On Your Farm, Caz Graham visits the Kirkham's family farm in Lancashire to learn about their traditional, farmhouse, raw milk Lancashire cheese. Fascinating insight how Randolph Hodgson of Neal's Yard Dairy helped them too. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Yes! Very colourful! 🌞
Purple Fountain Grass sways its feathery plumes in verdant landscape embracing timeless space. 🌱 My Garden Photo, East Coast. #Flowerreport #Photography
#FlowerReport: From Thursday, in Gilroy, California.
Edward Hopper, Room in Brooklyn, 1932. MFA, Boston. #FlowerReport 🌼#Bloomscrolling #Art
Love this Hopper painting.
Dahlia lovelies. #FlowerReport #Bloomscrolling
This bee understood the assignment. #SundayYellow #FlowerReport #bloomscrolling
#FlowerReport Eye-catching floral window box in Marylebone, London.
Recommended! Such a good combination!
Blackberry and Apple Crumble days are here again!
Irresistible!
One of my favourites!
Yes, very disappointing.
Wistful sigh!
Pushing airport expansion while rail travel languishes – so much for Labour’s green agenda | Polly Toynbee
Marvellous in depth piece about the terror of the 2024 Maggia floods and landslides in Switzerland As such events become increasingly common due to #climate breakdown, living and surviving in mountainous terrain is going to become nothing less than a lottery www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
My meals in pubs when I've been on holiday in UK have been very poor - along the lines described. While some pubs offer good, freshly cooked food, feels as if a lot don't.
'The starters were assorted deep-fried pellets of unidentifiable organic matter; the meat was cold and colourless . . . the roast potatoes soggy and the yorkshire pudding chewy as a dishcloth.' @steverose7.bsky.social on the decline of British pub food. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
#Plasticpollution
If you can, please support them. By supporting them, you're supporting the blog and podcast. X 👇👇👇
Sadly not! Left on Saturday. It was a tonic of a visit. So beautiful.
Such a glorious place!
Paul Cézanne, Terracotta Pots and Flowers, 1891–1892. Oil on canvas, 92.4 × 73.3 cm. #Bloomscrolling #FlowerReport #Art 🪴
Wild thistle, Davenport Beach, Santa Cruz. The interior of the stem is edible and tastes like sweet celery. #FlowerReport #california
Tiger lilies having their moment #flowerreport #bloomscrolling
“Flowers and fruits are always fit presents; flowers, because they are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world." - Ralph Waldo Emerson. Have a wonderful evening and a fantastic start to Sunday! #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling #roses
Dahlia Badger Twinkle on the balcony for #Stunday 🌿🩵💓🩵🌿 Have a lovely Sunday folks!! #EastCoastKin 🌿🩵🤍🌿🩷🌿🤍🩵🌿 #flowers #Gardening #Ancoats #blooms #DailyFlowers #pink #photography #DailyDahlia #BlueSky #sunshine #FlowerReport #Manchester #summer #MyBalcony
#FlowerReport from County Mayo. Glorious bright orange crocosmia growing wild on the verges - a blaze of colour!
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"As Climate Disasters Worsen, Trump Admin Guts Environmental Rules" | A conversation between @democracynow.org's AmyGoodman, @nrdc.org's @daviddoniger.bsky.social & yours truly. Please watch! www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8fz...
"I have a problem. It has spanned many years, cost me hundreds of pounds . . . it does give me an absurd number of ways to cook chicken or use up a bag of potatoes." @sammygecsoyler.bsky.social on his Ninja kitchen appliance habit. www.theguardian.com/food/2025/ju...
#Summer25 Some very tempting books available to pre-order at 25% off @waterstones.bsky.social! www.waterstones.com/campaign/jul...
Tom Lehrer made all of his music 100% public domain so if seeing people sad about his death makes you want to check them out… it’s free. he wanted you to share them. tomlehrersongs.com
"Water chiefs’ pay rises to average of £1.1m despite ban on bonuses and outrage over pollution." @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Calling fellow tofu-lovers!
So enjoyed talking about my Great British Food Tour book to @neilbuttery.bsky.social for his fascinating British Food History Podcast!
Are Private Eye jokes now... criminal? PALESTINE Solidarity campaigner Jon Farley was arrested during a silent march in Leeds last weekend. What egregious act had prompted the police to act? He was, er, carrying a Private Eye joke piece as a placard! (1/2)
We covered a lot of ground!
Obama spokesperson responds to Trump's "treason" allegations
"We are on the cusp of a new era. Fossil fuels are running out of road. The sun is rising on a clean energy age. . .The greatest threat to energy security today is fossil fuels." Antonio Guterres. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
So enjoyed our conversation @neilbuttery.bsky.social!
Thank you! Yes, it's an amazing piece, beautifully made by @nethertonfoundry.bsky.social
Had an adrenaline-filled Sunday morning as appeared on live TV! Talked about my new British Museum book 'Repast: The Story of Food' to Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch!
"Local. Trusted. Defunded." That's what the big digital sign outside GBH's building in Boston says now. Like other PBS/NPR stations, it is starting a new fund-raising push: "We're not backing down" despite the federal funding loss, "but we can't do it without you"
Thanks for inviting me to ne on your podcast @neilbuttery.bsky.social - really enjoyed our wide-ranging conversation!
Gardens for the future: UK landscapers switch to drought-resistant planting as climate changes
@tommckinney.bsky.social Lovely to hear the song thrush just now on your Breakfast show. Such a distinctive, powerful song.
'It's a makeover on a massive scale - it involves moving 1,300 plants, replacing 16,000 panes of glass and cleaning up hundreds of tonnes of iron.' @rbgkew.bsky.social Kew Gardens historic - iconic - Palm House - to be refurbished in 2027. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'In 2024 the first full assessment of how national parks are supporting nature recovery found that just 6% of park land in England and Wales is being managed effectively for nature.'
Sunday morning shout out to the pollinators doing the good work of the world #flowerreport #bloomscrolling #flowers #chicago #kenwood
Egon Schiele, Painted Jugs, 1918. #FlowerReport #Art #Flowers #Bloomscrolling
#FlowerReport: This morning in Gilroy, California. Something to smile about.
Self-seeded flame sunflowers on #SunflowerSunday. They've taken over the garden. 🌻 🌱 #sunflower #bloomscrolling #flowerreport #edibleflowers
#sundayyellow #bloomscrolling #flowerfeed #flowerreport #gardening #photography #frangipani #bali A quartet of frangipani flowers.
Flores del barrio - Berkeley, CA - #FlowerReport
'Michaelmas Daisies,' (1923) is typical of James Bolivar Manson’s stylistic approach. His images are constructed in small impasto touches of colour, creating richly toned, depictions of naturalistic objects and scenes.
I lived in Tuscany growing up and planted this star jasmine to remind me of living there- such an evocative scent.
Agree. Stars of delight!
Thank you, Signe.
Salad days - salad recipes from my new Kew Gardens Salad Book. Proceeds from the book go towards Kew Gardens' work researching and conserving biodiversity.
