Our little grey cells have been given a festive workout, and the results are in… two members successfully completed our Hon. Secretary’s fiendish competition with the winners being decided by the toss of a coin. Congratulations are due to Chris Draysey, who has been awarded first prize of a magnum of Chateau Noaillac, Cru Bourgeois,…
Saturday 10th October 2020 Venue: On Line Sponsor: Lajina Masala Cookery Masterclass via Zoom With the country still in the grips of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic an autumn dinner was always unlikely. Bucklanders are a hardy bunch, but rarely foolhardy, so an alternative arrangement was required. This materialised in the persona of Lajina Masala a…
By Hazel Riggall 25 weeks in and counting …. Six months on from those chilling headlines, ‘Covid-19 confirmed as a pandemic’ and news of our first isolated cases in the UK, where are we now with the ‘new normal’? The pace of life has for the most part slowed down for me, after the frantic…
By Andrew P. Morris & Roger Hale Any Port … (Part 1) By Andrew Occasionally life produces moments of rare good fortune. Not so much some sort of humungous lottery win, but a far more modest affair. Something, well, nice. Something unexpected. Whilst moving house, recently, a bottle of dusty port, that had been…
By Christopher Firmstone A Brillat-Savarin Dinner, held at The Staff House of the University of Birmingham in October 1972, was the first dinner I attended as a member of the Buckland Club. The welcome was warm and the conversation flowed, as did the aperitif we were offered on arrival, which was served in capacious glass tumblers..…
By Hazel Riggall An Updated Family Favourite 2lb loaf tin with liner or well-greased tin, dusted lightly with rice flour /ground rice Oven 160° Fan Ingredients 180g butter 150g golden caster sugar 3 large eggs 60g ground almonds 120g rice flour or ground rice grated zest of 1 large orange 30g finely chopped candied orange…
Two months that changed the UK and me By Hazel Riggall Two months ago, it was an ordinary Friday morning and I was working as a volunteer for my local foodbank, just a ten-minute walk away from my home. The fact that it was Friday 13th, barely even registered as we started to take social…
By Roger Hale This recipe was culled from a newspaper article about a 15-year old by the name of Kitty, who took to baking as mental therapy. I love baking and generally feel uplifted when a bake turns out well; this one is positively joyful. You will need: A heavy, lidded pot – like my…
Date: Thursday 20th February Venue: Edgbaston Golf Club Sponsor: Anissa Helou assisted by Elliott O’Mara Lebanese Dinner Buckland Club members and guests were treated to a real feast when they met in late February at EGC. For many it came as no surprise, since Feast is the title of award winning author and chef…
Date: Wednesday 6th November 2019 Venue: Edgbaston Golf Club Sponsor: John Townrow Minutes of the 1940’s Dinner Back to the cosy confines of Edgbaston Golf Club for our 1940’s meal. Stepping through the doors it seemed as if I had been transported back in time with several land girls and a smattering of army personnel…