Hello readers!
Food writing and articles:
Musician Anoushka Shankar shares her food and music memories in a fascinating interview:
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/apr/18/anoushka-shankar-dad-ravi-dal-never-cook
What to read if you want to understand food production and sustainability. A guest post by Anna Sulan Masing at Kavey Eats:
https://www.kaveyeats.com/2020/04/understanding-food-production-and-sustainability-what-to-read.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/seasons/may
Can't find flour in the shops? Don't worry, you can still make cakes and biscuits without it! https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/top-10-flourless-baking-recipes
Love noodles? Here is a virtual museum visit with a difference, visiting the Cup Noodle Museum and making a bespoke cup noodle package: https://youtu.be/YDFGU2G5akg
Five foodie podcasts for Lockdown:
Recipes:
Dishoom's Gunpowder potato recipe, vegetarian friendly spicy potatoes: https://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/dishoom-gunpowder-potatoes/
Yotam Ottolenghi's recipes for Sunday lunch, Roast chicken with creamy garlic and peppercorn sauce, Radish and horseradish salad, Hazelnut roly-poly with lemon custard: https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/apr/25/yotam-ottolenghi-sunday-lunch-recipes-garlic-chicken-lettuce-horseradish-salad-roly-poly-custard
Lamb neck stew with rosemary suet dumplings: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/lambstewwithrosemary_90363
Simple storecupboard ingredients make this salad as a meal, Orzo, bean and tuna salad: https://www.olivemagazine.com/recipes/quick-and-easy/orzo-bean-tuna-salad/
What you might have missed at Snig's Kitchen
No fry oven baked "fried" chicken recipe: https://snigskitchen.blogspot.com/2020/05/no-fry-oven-baked-fried-chicken.html
Baking a basic white bread loaf: https://snigskitchen.tumblr.com/post/616746446723661824/baking-a-basic-white-bread-loaf-675g-strong-white
Dr Adam Rutherford’s brunch hack: https://snigskitchen.tumblr.com/post/616658548365164544/dr-adam-rutherfords-brunch-hack-adam-rutherford
My other writings:
The government's Furlough scheme: a guide for workers and employees, by me, on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: https://www.city.ac.uk/news/2020/may/the-furlough-scheme-a-guide-for-workers-and-employees
The (Not So) Lonely Litigator's Club (number 20), the law lecturer's view: https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2020/05/10/the-not-so-lonely-litigators-club-20-snigdha-nag-the-law-lecturers-view/
Music:
Neil Young - After The Gold Rush
The The - Dusk
Thom Yorke - Anima
Fiona Apple - Fetch The Bolt Cutters
TV:
The Fall (Seasons 1, 2 and 3)
Line of Duty (Seasons 1 to 5)
Film:
The Lunchbox (Available for free for 12 days. here are no fights (DISHOOM!) or song and dance numbers. But this is a heartfelt film about food, loneliness and connecting with others in a big city. Oh, and Tiffin boxes.) https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/
A Room With A View (Available for 6 days: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/a-room-with-a-view
Hidden Figures
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.
Another month has gone by. We are still in lockdown here in the UK. Things are slowly easing, but it is a slow process.
As
a result, I don't have much new to say about what I've been up to
lately. Online teaching, online supervision, university academic admin,
cooking, enjoying music, time spent in the garden, distracting myself
with TV and on demand box sets, these have been what I've occupied
myself with this past month.
Students are preparing their assessments for hand in. Tomorrow is a big deadline. So I wish them all the best of luck with their option opinions. After that, marking season will begin for me.
Please spare a thought for my students. Their exams which were due in March and April have been deferred to August. It means they have had to re-plan their year, and recalibrate their way of working and learning. Along with all the stresses and anxieties the Coronavirus pandemic has brought, I think this is a big challenge for them. I am wishing them every success in their endeavours.
We are slowly beginnning the process of reopening in the UK. There will be adjustments to make. Things will feel strange as we move forward. We need to hold onto hope and do our best to help each other through it all.
I
hope you enjoy my photos this month. They are some pretty flowers from
my garden and those of my neighbours. I only took pictures of front
gardens from a safe distance. I hope you also find some useful recommendations, reads and food for thought here.
Stay safe!
Food writing and articles:
Foodie films: 14 of the best food and cooking movies to get the popcorn or nachos out for https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/review/best-food-cooking-movies
Musician Anoushka Shankar shares her food and music memories in a fascinating interview:
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/apr/18/anoushka-shankar-dad-ravi-dal-never-cook
What to read if you want to understand food production and sustainability. A guest post by Anna Sulan Masing at Kavey Eats:
https://www.kaveyeats.com/2020/04/understanding-food-production-and-sustainability-what-to-read.html
Restaurants will never be the same after coronavirus – but that may be a good thing: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/14/coronavirus-restaurants-pandemic-workers-communities-prices
What's in season in May? Asparagus, Jersey Royal potatoes, lamb, rocket, chicory and watercress:https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/seasons/may
Can't find flour in the shops? Don't worry, you can still make cakes and biscuits without it! https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/top-10-flourless-baking-recipes
Love noodles? Here is a virtual museum visit with a difference, visiting the Cup Noodle Museum and making a bespoke cup noodle package: https://youtu.be/YDFGU2G5akg
Five foodie podcasts for Lockdown:
Recipes:
David Atherton's recipe for banana upside down bread:https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/apr/30/david-athertons-recipe-for-banana-upside-down-bread
Dishoom's Gunpowder potato recipe, vegetarian friendly spicy potatoes: https://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/dishoom-gunpowder-potatoes/
Yotam Ottolenghi's recipes for Sunday lunch, Roast chicken with creamy garlic and peppercorn sauce, Radish and horseradish salad, Hazelnut roly-poly with lemon custard: https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/apr/25/yotam-ottolenghi-sunday-lunch-recipes-garlic-chicken-lettuce-horseradish-salad-roly-poly-custard
Lamb neck stew with rosemary suet dumplings: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/lambstewwithrosemary_90363
Simple storecupboard ingredients make this salad as a meal, Orzo, bean and tuna salad: https://www.olivemagazine.com/recipes/quick-and-easy/orzo-bean-tuna-salad/
What you might have missed at Snig's Kitchen
No fry oven baked "fried" chicken recipe: https://snigskitchen.blogspot.com/2020/05/no-fry-oven-baked-fried-chicken.html
Baking a basic white bread loaf: https://snigskitchen.tumblr.com/post/616746446723661824/baking-a-basic-white-bread-loaf-675g-strong-white
Dr Adam Rutherford’s brunch hack: https://snigskitchen.tumblr.com/post/616658548365164544/dr-adam-rutherfords-brunch-hack-adam-rutherford
My other writings:
The government's Furlough scheme: a guide for workers and employees, by me, on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: https://www.city.ac.uk/news/2020/may/the-furlough-scheme-a-guide-for-workers-and-employees
The (Not So) Lonely Litigator's Club (number 20), the law lecturer's view: https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2020/05/10/the-not-so-lonely-litigators-club-20-snigdha-nag-the-law-lecturers-view/
Music:
Neil Young - After The Gold Rush
The The - Dusk
Thom Yorke - Anima
Fiona Apple - Fetch The Bolt Cutters
TV:
The Fall (Seasons 1, 2 and 3)
Line of Duty (Seasons 1 to 5)
Film:
The Lunchbox (Available for free for 12 days. here are no fights (DISHOOM!) or song and dance numbers. But this is a heartfelt film about food, loneliness and connecting with others in a big city. Oh, and Tiffin boxes.) https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/
A Room With A View (Available for 6 days: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/a-room-with-a-view
Hidden Figures
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.
Thanks so much for recommending the guest post by Anna Sulan Masing on Kavey Eats, she's written a series of 4 pieces for us (the last of which is not yet published). So happy to be able to publish these.
ReplyDeleteHi Kavey,
DeleteI've been reading Anna Sulan Masing's guest posts on your blog with great interest. It's a brilliant collaboration between fab food writer. I was only too happy to share one of those posts. Thanks for taking the time to read this post and for commenting, Kavey!
with love
Snigdha