Friday 26 January 2018

January 2018 Favourites List

Happy New Year, food lovers! I hope 2018 is treating you well! I am intending to spend 2018 enjoying good food, good music and maybe a little bit of travelling. How will you be spending yours? 

To kick off the new year in appropriate fashion I was at Rockaway Beach festival at Butlins, Bognor Regis this month. The festival took a year off and has moved from October to January. But the same commitment to celebrating the best of alternative music remains. 

I was amazed to be standing at the feet of bass guitar legend Peter Hook (Joy Division and New Order), a man whose distinctive playing has been the soundtrack of my life from childhood. I was privileged enough to see Wild Beasts final festival performance (their farewell tour is next month). I discovered a love of Honeyblood, proving that women rock. I found out why British Sea Power's live shows are so celebrated; the party atmosphere and costumed bears invading the audience. Definitely a band to see again! 

Peter Hook

I witnessed the brooding power and rock star moves of Faris Badwan, during the Horrors' dark (literally!) set. Alabama 3 impressed with their subversive lyrics and bluesy sound. Gang of Four proved that even when you have a change of line up, great bands fight on.

Faris Badwan - The Horrors

My pictures are the highlights of my weekend, hope you enjoy looking at them and picking over my cultural titbits for the month.





Recipes:

Butter beans are creamy, delicious beans, great in salads, super in soups: http://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/smoked-bacon-leek-and-butter-bean-chowder/
 
Colourful shredded veg in the sesame flavoured slaw, with chicken for a healthy midweek supper. http://www.olivemagazine.com/recipes/shredded-veg-and-chicken-salad-with-japanese-sesame-dressing/
 
One of Tom Kerridge's low cal but high flavour new recipes: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/beef_stroganoff_16029
 
 
Wild Beasts (Hayden)
Wild Beasts

A vintage fusion food post from Helen at Fuss Free Flavours - lamb keema tacos: https://fussfreeflavours.com/lamb-keema-tacos
 
Tash at Food I fancy blog shares her Seafood linguine recipe. Dig in! http://www.foodifancy.com/tasty-seafood-linguine
 
Thrifty, warming, comforting supper for four people - costing a fiver in ingredients. http://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/sausage-carrot-and-cumin-hash/
 

Honeyblood (Stina)
Honeyblood (Cat)
 
 
British Sea Power

British Sea Power (Hamilton)

Food writing and articles:

What food trends can we expect this year? https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/15-food-trends-2018
 
I do intermittent fasting to allow myself the chance to eat what I want the other days of the week. 5:2 if I've indulged myself too much, 6:1 too keep things in check. It's not for everyone, but I can't do dieting. https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/dietnutrition/70663


Films:

Wonderwoman

The Drop

Headhunters
Alabama 3
Alabama 3 (Rob/Larry)


Music:

Green Leaves (Nick Drake Covered) - Various Artists (a Mojo magazine compilation)

Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left

Wild Beasts - Boy King

New Order - Substance 1987

Gang of Four

Please note: as with every monthly Favourites List, all of these items have been selected by me simply because I love them. I do not receive any money, benefits in kind or other incentive for posting these links or recommendations.