Welcome to our brand new food blog! (It's our first attempt, so be kind).
Here at the Cardiff branch of the Collective we've had a very foodie weekend indeed - mainly so we would have something to write about on here! Yesterday we were in the lovely town of Cheltenham where we popped into Moran's Eating House on Bath Road. It was the first time we have visited - but it won't be the last given the amazing selection of cakes on offer... we tried the black cherry Bakewell pudding and apple and almond cake, both of which were gorgeous. As some of their other cakes included a chocolate cornflake extravaganza (it was the size of an enormous gateau and cut into proper cake slices - I cannot describe how appetising it looked!) and a carrot and banana cake with cream cheese frosting, it would be rude NOT to go back in my opinion.
On the way home we visited Taurus Crafts near Chepstow. Now, I have always been wary of this place as it looks like it might be full of ageing hippies, so imagine my delight when we arrived to see a wild food weekend being hosted and the promise of a sausage-making day in November! There was plenty of good food on offer, both local and organic, with various workshops running throughout the weekend (although naturally we arrived at completely the wrong time for any of them). The highlight was trying a wild boar cured sausage and venison prosciutto *wipes dribble away from mouth*
Finally, today I have been playing at being a domestic goddess - baking bread, making soup and generally pottering around. I've also dug up my very last potatoes from this year, meaning the garden is officially barren until spring. But hopefully they will taste lovely alongside the beef casserole George is cooking for tonight...
OK well I think that's more than enough waffling for now. I will try and make my next post a bit more focused, promise! And who knows, I may even put a recipe up if I'm feeling particularly brave. Sarah x
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