Food for Thought

Food for Thought is a programme that I present on the community radio station Siren FM, which is based in Lincoln. It goes on air every Wednesday at 2pm and is then repeated on Saturdays at 3pm. Here I have put up everything related to my show.

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This week is a Lincolnshire Show special of Food for Thought as I talk to some of the best food stalls at the county show as well as top chef Colin McGurran.

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Episode four

This week I speak to Les Green from Deeping Fudge, as well as checking out Lincoln’s continental market.

Listen here Food for Thought E04

Episode three

In this episode I speak to Garry Goddard from Lincs2Nepal who has recently opened up a coffee shop, Coffee@Lincs2Nepal, to raise money for his charity that helps out trafficked children in Nepal.

Listen here Food for Thought E03

Episode two

This week I head up to Burton Road in Lincoln, which meant climbing up Steep Hill, to talk to Pauline Moore who owns the Greenhouse coffee shop.

Listen here Food for Thought E02

Episode one

In the very first episode of Food for Thought I speak to Sarah Thomas, the owner of the Lincoln cafe Thomas 2. I also count the number of Jubilee themed food products that can be found on the shelves in honour of the Queen’s 60 years on the throne.

Listen here Food for Thought E01

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Each week I like to feature a few recipes for people to try out. In order to help people follow these recipes I make short videos.

If you want to see pretty photos of things I bake then head over to my Pinterest board.

Chocolate orange cupcakes

You can find this recipe here.

Toffee muffins

You can find this recipe here.

Garlic dough balls

You can find the recipe here.

Tomato pasta

You can find this recipe here.

Risotto

You can find this recipe here.

Cookies

You can find the recipe here.

Brownies

You can find the recipe here.

Chicken teriyaki

You can find the recipe here.

Oaty biscuits

You can find the recipe here.

Lemon drizzle cake

You can find the recipe here.

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Colin McGurran is a chef who works at Witteringham Farm in Scunthorpe. He recently took part in BBC Two’s The Great British Menu and I caught up with him at The Lincolnshire Show.

Colin McGurran interview

Les Green is the owner of Deeping Fudge and he spoke to me about running his fudge company and the temptations that come with working with sweets.

Les Green interview

Garry Goddard set up the charity Lincs2Nepal and has recently opened up a coffee shop to raise in order to help children in Nepal.

garry%20goddard%20full.mp3Garry Goddard interview

Pauline Moore owns and runs the Greenhouse, which is a cafe on the Burton Road in Lincoln. She spoke to me about what her cafe has to offer, including a wide range of cheesecake.

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Sarah Thomas is the owner of Thomas2, a cafe based in Lincoln, and I spoke to her about running her business.

Sarah Thomas interview

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I visited The Lincolnshire Show and spoke to some of the best food stalls to find out why they come to the county show.

Lincolnshire show stalls

As part of the celebrations for the Queen sitting on the throne for 60 years the shelves were full of jubilee themed products. I found out how many there were in my local shop as well as the silliest product available.

Jubilee food shop
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