Comments on: What is Good to Eat Now http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-now Food - Photography & More Mon, 21 May 2012 20:42:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Glitter Monkey (Lynn) http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-now#comment-29222 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:47:45 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-now#comment-29222 I think after Victoria greengages are my favourite plum. I don't know why they are not widely available - they are so gorgeous. Honeyed and golden. YUM!! Lol Lynn ♥ I think after Victoria greengages are my favourite plum. I don’t know why they are not widely available - they are so gorgeous. Honeyed and golden. YUM!! Lol Lynn ♥

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-now#comment-29217 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:53:53 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-now#comment-29217 Lynn. Greengages are great and so underated, I don't understand that do you? I'm going to have to look into this corn on the cob thing, it doesn't sound very good to me. Miles Lynn.
Greengages are great and so underated, I don’t understand that do you? I’m going to have to look into this corn on the cob thing, it doesn’t sound very good to me.

Miles

]]> by: Glitter Monkey (Lynn) http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-now#comment-29207 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:32:39 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-now#comment-29207 The greengages are wonderful this year. I just made a huge batch of greengage and vanilla jam. I get very excited at this time of year when my shelves fill up with all those lovely glass jars and bottles :-) Strange thing about the corn - last year and again this year I have noticed lots of fields of it locally (South West Scotland) look like they are dead. Strange. We have actually had a slight ground frost the last few nights though so I wonder if the notoriously fussy corn has succumbed to that? Lol Lynn ♥ The greengages are wonderful this year. I just made a huge batch of greengage and vanilla jam. I get very excited at this time of year when my shelves fill up with all those lovely glass jars and bottles :-)

Strange thing about the corn - last year and again this year I have noticed lots of fields of it locally (South West Scotland) look like they are dead. Strange. We have actually had a slight ground frost the last few nights though so I wonder if the notoriously fussy corn has succumbed to that? Lol Lynn ♥

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-now#comment-29180 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:25:04 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-now#comment-29180 Laura, A lovely comment thank you. Our grouse season starts on the 12th but I prefer to cook them later in the year. I can't wait for the game season to start properly, I love it!! Have a good weekend Miles Laura,
A lovely comment thank you. Our grouse season starts on the 12th but I prefer to cook them later in the year. I can’t wait for the game season to start properly, I love it!!

Have a good weekend
Miles

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-now#comment-29178 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:17:43 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-now#comment-29178 Cid, Save the gooseberries for some fresh mackerel fillets instead, a perfect match for them. You could use the samphire with them both too. Miles Cid,
Save the gooseberries for some fresh mackerel fillets instead, a perfect match for them. You could use the samphire with them both too.

Miles

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-now#comment-29177 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:15:52 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-now#comment-29177 Rod, Sorry to hear that mate, was it a disease? Miles Rod,
Sorry to hear that mate, was it a disease?

Miles

]]> by: Laura http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-now#comment-29175 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:00:39 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-now#comment-29175 Miles: Its incredible that your grouse season starts so early! Ours doesn't start until Oct 2. But oh do I love game - the multitude of birds, deer and elk all make great eating. We have bear hunting here for a limited time as well (by lottery only), but I've never eaten bear (not sure if I could, either). When I was a girl, my father hunted all the time and us kids used to get a dollar if we got shot left in the meat. It was fun, tasty and a challenge for greedy, hungry kids. We had a beautiful, gentle soul of an English Pointer to help him. She used to point butterflies around her dish in the summer to let him know that she was getting ready for the hunt. (But I digress). Thanks for this post! Laura P.S. Cid, the chef may have other ideas, but I think the gooseberries would break down too quickly if cooked with the meat. You could, however, try making one of your wonderful jams with them and serving it with game. Miles:

Its incredible that your grouse season starts so early! Ours doesn’t start until Oct 2.

But oh do I love game - the multitude of birds, deer and elk all make great eating. We have bear hunting here for a limited time as well (by lottery only), but I’ve never eaten bear (not sure if I could, either).

When I was a girl, my father hunted all the time and us kids used to get a dollar if we got shot left in the meat. It was fun, tasty and a challenge for greedy, hungry kids. We had a beautiful, gentle soul of an English Pointer to help him. She used to point butterflies around her dish in the summer to let him know that she was getting ready for the hunt. (But I digress).

Thanks for this post!

Laura

P.S. Cid, the chef may have other ideas, but I think the gooseberries would break down too quickly if cooked with the meat. You could, however, try making one of your wonderful jams with them and serving it with game.

]]> by: Cid http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-now#comment-29171 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:27:30 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-now#comment-29171 Miles, I've had my fair share of samphire this season and have just returned from the grocers with a basket brimming with various fruit and veg. You're right about the plums, there's lots of 'em but the owner told me the best today were the local victorias so I bought a few. Now you come to mention it gooseberries sound good too so I'll get some next time. Your description of game birds always sounds good but I rarely cook it, perhaps this year I will...... would gooseberries go with game? Cid Miles,

I’ve had my fair share of samphire this season and have just returned from the grocers with a basket brimming with various fruit and veg. You’re right about the plums, there’s lots of ‘em but the owner told me the best today were the local victorias so I bought a few. Now you come to mention it gooseberries sound good too so I’ll get some next time.

Your description of game birds always sounds good but I rarely cook it, perhaps this year I will…… would gooseberries go with game?

Cid

]]> by: Rod http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-now#comment-29167 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:16:26 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-now#comment-29167 Chef, interesting you mention sweetcorn, alll mine in the Kitchen Garden has simply died ! I also noted some in a farmers field the other day which looked pretty worse for wear. I don't know whether there is an issue this year - perhaps supply and prices may be affected. Best Rod Chef,
interesting you mention sweetcorn, alll mine in the Kitchen Garden has simply died !
I also noted some in a farmers field the other day which looked pretty worse for wear.
I don’t know whether there is an issue this year - perhaps supply and prices may be affected.
Best
Rod

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