Pizza a la Marcello! – Mark David Hatwood
On the day of the German launch of my film, Marcello Marcello, I thought I’d share my favourite recipe for home-made Pizza with you. This is one I’ve perfected over many years...
Author: Phil Keymer
Chocolate & Banana Pancakes – with thanks to Rodda’s
Ingredients 100g plain flour Pinch salt Zest of 1 lemon 1 medium egg 300ml semi skimmed milk 100g plain chocolate, broken into small pieces Oil for frying 2 bananas, quartered and sliced...
Brownie From Richard Wallis
200g Green and Black Dark Chocolate (the best and darkest you can afford) 175g Heritage Unsalted Butter 325g Caster Sugar 130g Heritage Plain Flour 3 Carter’s Eggs Icing Sugar to decorate All...
How to make ice cream without a freezer – by Sallie Eden
This is a great way to make ice cream at home and a fun thing to do at parties, on the beach or at BBQs (you’ll need an insulated bag) What you...
Brandy, Honey & Ginger Cake
Ingredients 175g Self Raising Flour 175g Light Soft Brown Sugar 175g Cornish Butter or Margarine 3 Medium Free Range Eggs 1 1/2 tsp of Baking Powder 3 tsp Ground Ginger 4-5 tbsp...
April 2012 – Leave No Stone-Curlew Unturned by Nick Tomalin
Who’s ever heard of the bull-nosed swollen-knee? No? How about Burhinus oedicnemus? Still nothing? What if I said stone-curlew? Now I hear a tiny groan of recognition, though I suspect that many...
March 2012 – Winter Diversity by Stuart Croft
Having lived on the Roseland for four years, I have become familiar with the shifting pattern of occurrence that is to be seen in its varied birdlife throughout the year. This seasonal...
February 2012 – Counting Crows From Nick Tomalin (in Wiltshire!)
How many of you took part in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch on 28th/29th January? A gold star to those with their hands raised, and congratulations on being part of a huge...
December 2011 – Over and out! – A sad Bon Voyage to Nick Tomalin
I sit here, dear reader, at the end of a damp Monday, with the light already fading, unsure of what to write for this month’s ‘Life Thru A Lens’. I’m torn because...
November 2011 – From Caithness to Cornwall – by Tom and Jo
Hello! We (Tom and Jo) are the new(ish) RSPB residential volunteers. No doubt you will see us with binoculars, wandering around a field near you soon! Like many species of bird, this...