The spud & the scallion gets me champing at the bit

/in , , , /by

Thank you for tuning in to Champ TV…

Happy happy joy joy… it’s been far too long since I had a big portion of champ. This is my nod to St Patrick’s Day and Irish cuisine, and a firm family favourite when we were kids.

Champ, or brúitín in the Irish, is mashed potato with scallions and butter. Over the last decade or so I’ve seen increasing references to ‘champed mashed potato’ on menus (alongside colcannon mash, also delicious) and it’s nice to see such a homely favourite crop up in eating places. Back home it was just ‘champ’, but it was often a meal in itself, not just a side order. Indeed it became more a participatory sport than a meal in our household. Not bad for a humble plate of green-flecked mash…

Read more

Lebkuchen plate

Any (hot) port in a (snow) storm…

/
1 Comment
  There are some firm favourites which I indelibly…
Lebkuchen plate

Sprout and about!

/
0 Comments
Brussel sprouts appear to be the festive equivalent of Marmite...terribly…
Lebkuchen plate

Bill’s, Covent Garden

/
0 Comments
Bill's is a bit of a Sussex institution supplying the good…
Lebkuchen plate

Pot luck with Lancashire Hotpot

/
0 Comments
Autumn's definitely the time to turn up the heat, run down…

Stuffing rolls

/
0 Comments
I think I may have mentioned this before but I'm fond of…
Lebkuchen plate

Lebkuchen

/
1 Comment
Christmas is one of the times of the year I like best. Mainly…
Lebkuchen plate

Christmas Chestnut Doughnuts

/
8 Comments
I was invited to a festive soiree this weekend to get some…
Lebkuchen plate

Mulled Cider

/
1 Comment
Looking for a recipe for a delicious warming festive drink…
Lebkuchen plate

Scotch Broth (or central heating in a bowl)

/
2 Comments
You can't have failed to notice that it is absolute brass…
Lebkuchen plate

Grouse about the house…

/
3 Comments
Mister North and I are known to like a bit of game, so it…
Lebkuchen plate

Give thanks for pumpkin pie

/
4 Comments
I am rather envious of the American holiday of Thanksgiving.…
Lebkuchen plate

BarShu

/
0 Comments
As you may have noticed before, some friends and I have a bit…