This blog arose in the first instance as a way of indexing a growing collection of recipes kept from Sainsbury's Magazine over the last few years. What is catalogued so far is only a drop in the ocean, but is being added to whenever time allows.
For most recipes, only the title and main and more unusual ingredients are given; however, if you really like the look of something listed here, do ask via a comment and we will try to provide the full ingredient list and recipe, if possible.
Not all of the lovely recipes we have tried come from the Sainsbury's mag; some are in various cookery books or have been found in other publications or on the web. Notable examples of these will be posted as well, and links given to full recipes, where available.
Occasionally, we may feel moved to add a post commenting on or reviewing a food-related topic. These posts will be noted by [COMM] in the title.
Links to various other recipe and food resources are also being built up; alas, the shops won't be of much use to most of our readers (yes, they come to this blog in their twos and fives!) since they tend to be located in Den Haag or in North-East England, but feel free to send in suggestions!
A note on categorization: we have divided the savoury recipes into meat, fish, non-meat, and vegetables. 'Non-meat' covers recipes involving animal products rather than the actual beast, bird or fish, and covers ingredients such as cheese or eggs or caviare, that are suitable for most vegetarians. Anything categorized as 'vegetables' is, or can be, vegan. We probably haven't been as consistent with desserts ...
The Inner Mammal came into being from a lazy beer-fuelled discussion by the fireside. One of the authors declared, on hearing of some celebrity's rabbiting on about their 'inner child', that they didn't have an Inner Child but might very well have an Inner Mammal. The conversation, naturally, turned to the characteristics it might possess.
One of our inner mammals is related to the dormouse, small and furry and ideally allowed to sleep through the Winter months. The other is somewhat crosser and fiercer, though equally in favour of hibernation – more polar bear than dormouse, perhaps. Either way, they are very fastidious about what they eat ...
