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Category Archives: Shopping in E17
Vegan cakes in the Stow
We were recently asked by a new walthamstower for any recommendations for finding vegan cake. That set us thinking, and this is what we came up with. Join in if you can add any more… All the food, including all … Continue reading
Posted in Cafes, Shopping in E17
Tagged Bodega 50, Buhler, Cake, hornbeam cafe, Oasis cafe, orford saloon tapas, vegan, Vegan cake, waynes, waynes coffee
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Lloyd Park Market
Today the new Saturday market at Lloyd Park launched into action. Despite the wind and rain it was packed with stalls and shoppers sampling and scoffing. There’s a coffee stall and a delicious juice bar… And tasty cakes and bakes… … Continue reading
Posted in Markets, Shopping in E17
Tagged artisan bread, artisan cheese, beer, Breakfast, Brunch, coffee, e17 art trail, Food Festival, Fried chicken, Fruit and Vegetable, gluten-free, home made pasta, Lloyd Park, Lloyd Park Market, mansi, Pasta, Pick's Organic Farm and Shop, plantpoweredpizza, Ravioli, Roadie IPA, signaturebrew, William morris gallery
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Fresh & fantastic pizza!
Today I am trying out the WordPress App. I’m not convinced yet that I can write a proper post on my phone. So I’ll start with something simple, A shout out for our friends at the Italian Bakery at Le … Continue reading
Posted in Foodie Finds, Shopping in E17, Streetfood, Takeaways
Tagged hoe street, Italian, Italian Bakery, Le Delice, pizza, Pizza Bianca
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Busy down at the Bakers Arms…
It’s been busy recently with new shops opening down at the Bakers Arms end of Hoe Street. The vegan Hornbeam cafe has just re-opened, and in contrast there’s a new Brazilian butchers with enticing products including tropical frozen fruit pulp, … Continue reading
Posted in Cafes, Shopping in E17
Tagged Bodega 50, Clapton Craft, Climpson & Son, Gnarly Vines, hoe street, Pressure Drop, Saizon, Square Root
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A slice of Sardinia – the Italian Bakery at Le Delice
Summer may feel a long way off, but for a slice of Italian sunshine head to Hoe Street. It’s exciting times in January in the Stow with the opening of the new Lidl’s store and the Italian Bakery at Le … Continue reading
Posted in Foodie Finds, Shopping in E17
Tagged Calzone al forno, foccacia, hoe street, Italian Bakery, Le Delice, pizza al taglio, Sardininian, Su Pani Pintau
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Happy Chinese New Year at Sheng High
Happy Chinese New Year – welcome to Year of the Rooster! Have you tried Sheng High at the E17 Village Market? Felix Tse has been cooking outdoors every Saturday since October, and he’s still there braving the freezing January temperatures … Continue reading
Posted in Foodie Finds, Markets, Shopping in E17
Tagged Chicken Soup Buns, E17 Village Market, Felix Tse, Sheng High, Shengjian Baos
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Wok a week! A visit to Hoo Hing & new cookbook from Ching-He Huang
It’s been a funny old week with a Chinese theme. It started with a Stow-at-home day on Tuesday when we decided to try out the restaurant in the Hoo Hing Chinese supermarket hidden on a trading estate in Leyton. Maybe … Continue reading
Posted in Restaurants in E17, Shopping in E17
Tagged Chinese supermarket, Ching-He Huang, Hoo Hing, Tofu & Kale stir fry
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And now the other end of the market – St James’ Street food stalls
After writing all about the changes on Hoe Street, this week I took a walk down the market to St James’ street and discovered some exciting foodie stalls I can’t wait to check out. It was too early for lunch … Continue reading
Posted in Markets, Shopping in E17, Streetfood
Tagged Husvagn, St James' Street, street food
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The changing face of Hoe Street E17
Hoe Street has for a long time been a bleak, bus-choked thoroughfare, famous for a disused cinema and numerous estate agents, Algerian coffee shops, indistinguishable fried chicken shops, working men’s clubs, hairdressers, tattoo shops and Turkish supermarkets. It’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Foodie Travels, Shopping in E17
Tagged Aura Rosa, Clapton Craft, EMD cinema, Hermanos Mexicanos, hoe street, Marvel and Maud, Mirth, No 70, Saw Chocolate, Sodo Pizza, Yum Yum Thai
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Do we want to be the next Brixton?
I went to Brixton this week for the first time in over a year and couldn’t believe how fast the place has changed. Brixton is racing through it’s gentrification, as shops, market halls and houses are redeveloped, bringing increasingly affluent folk to this once dilapidated urban area. There’s the cafes and … Continue reading
For the love of tea
I drink a lot of tea, mainly the herbal variety. I stopped drinking alcohol well over a year ago so I’m always on the lookout for interesting and flavoursome drinks. Chai tea was a recent revelation as was Tamarind sherbet. … Continue reading
Posted in Cafes, Shopping in E17
Tagged Dalston, Indulgence, Kandula, Massis Tea, Redemption, Route, Tea Huggers
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Froth & Rind – cheese and beer in the village
We’re really happy that a particularly sexy combo of artisan cheese and craft beer – East London Cheese Board and E17 Tap Rooms got together to offer another new shop to the people of the Stow – Froth & Rind. … Continue reading
Last minute Christmas food shopping in the Stow
I love to be organised, so you’d think that all our Christmas food shopping would be in hand. Well it’s not. I’ve just started a new job and seem to be spending a lot of time travelling up and down … Continue reading
Coffee & cakes in E17
We have our old-favourite coffee shops, the new ones that we just love and those that we just occasionally pop into for a quick takeaway coffee before jumping on the tube. So after lots of difficult reseach & tasting, we … Continue reading
Posted in Cafes, Restaurants in E17, Shopping in E17, Takeaways
Tagged 56 St James, almond eclairs, Auro Rosa cakes, bakery, baklava, Bygga Bo, Cafe Bonito, cakes, cappuccino, churros, coffee, deja vu, deli, e17, Gözleme, Golden Rustic Deli, L'Hirondelle, Le Delice, macaroons, Mother's Ruin Gin Factory, Niyazi Usta, Oasis, pretzels, Tierra Madre, Walthamstow, Windmill
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Bygga Bo – Scandinavian cafe
We love Bygga Bo (meaning ‘to make a nest’) – how did we live without it? We waited months for it to open, and when it did we were there! It’s in an old hairdresser’s shop just near The Bell. The décor … Continue reading
Brazilian food & football fever
With the football fever of the World Cup 2014 about to kick off, I thought this would be a good time to post about our local Walthamstow Brazilian butchers and deli, Boi Na Brasa and Ki Delicia. Everything seems to be … Continue reading
Posted in Foodie Finds, Shopping, Shopping in E17
Tagged Alcatra, Boi na brasa, Brazil, Brazilian, Brazilian food, Cassava, Costela, Coxinhas, Farofa, Football, hoe street, Ki Delicia, Kibbe, Linguica, manioc flour, Pao de queijo, Picanha, Steak, Walthamstow, World Cup
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Lithuanian Zeppelin dumplings
A trip to Lituanica, the Lithuanian supermarket on the High Street this week led to lunch… usually we only stay for a coffee and one of their amazing curd doughnuts. Today I decided to try Cepelinai, the Lithuanian dumplings named … Continue reading
Posted in Foodie Travels, Restaurants beyond E17, Shopping in E17
Tagged Cepelinai, Lithuanian, Lituanica, Zeppelin
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Exploring the Turkish bazaar – the International Supermarket
Fruit salad anyone? I’m not sure how long the International Supermarket has been in business (about 15 years ago it was an antique’s shop) but it’s a great place to buy bargain priced fruit and vegetables, herbs and spices, olives … Continue reading
Local veggie box scheme
I’ve only recently started to understand why people use supermarkets and the benefits of a ‘one hit’ shopping experience – I now get that it’s all about time and convenience. In the past I’ve dismissed this argument, preferring to happily … Continue reading
Wild garlic pesto
I was so excited when I spotted wild garlic for sale (£1 each) at the Sunday Farmers Market this weekend – so of course had to buy two bunches. I love supporting local shops and markets but I felt a … Continue reading
Posted in Foodie Finds, Foodie Travels, Markets, Recipes, Shopping in E17
Tagged Cannon & Cannon, Garlic, Olive oil, Parmigiano-Reggiano, pesto, Pine nut, wild garlic
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Broccoli, Gorgonzola & Buckwheat Pilaf
All this talk of horse meat has made me want to eat more vegetarian dishes. This is an adaptable, simple one-pot recipe. It made a great vegetarian dinner main course, but would also be ideal as a side dish served … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes, Shopping in E17
Tagged blue cheese, Broccoli, Buckwheat, Chili pepper, Gorgonzola, pilaf, purple sprouting brocolli
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Beef and pinenut burek
Our foodie weekend commenced this morning as we finally began to get the hang of living in a new house. We started with a civilised breakfast of a pot of fresh ground coffee, hot brown pitta bread with boiled eggs … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes, Shopping in E17
Tagged Beef and pinenut burek, Jerusalem, OrganicLea, Yotam Ottolenghi, yufka, yufka pastry
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Bocadillo de Guayaba – South American food in E17
Today we were out searching for dried barberries following a query about where to find them in Walthamstow – we failed in this mission but were amazed along the way to find a shop with South American foodstuff that we … Continue reading
Posted in Product of the week, Shopping in E17
Tagged Bocadillo, Colombia, Guava, Guayaba, South America, south american
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Product of the Week – A pound of fresh plums
In keeping with these times of financial crisis, double-dip recession, austerity and cuts, Product of the Week took on the challenge of ‘how far will a pound stretch on Walthamstow Market?’ A pound being a £1, a quid, 100 pennies, and at today’s rates: … Continue reading
Product of the Week – Luscious Lithuanian Lollipops!
The aim of Product of the Week is that the item should have been bought locally and be in some way interesting, unusual or exciting and have inspired us to make a new recipe. However – occasionally life should be more frivolous and fun … Continue reading
Posted in Product of the week, Shopping in E17
Tagged Blackcurrant, designer, Lituanica, Lollipop, salted coffee, Vilnius
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Product of the week – Celeriac, used in Turkish chicken Buğu Kebabi
We always try to do a cookery class when we are on holiday so this recipe was inspired by cooking with the chef at the Three Cheers restaurant in Ovacik, near Fethiye in south west Turkey. Leave all ideas of … Continue reading
Posted in Product of the week, Recipes, Shopping in E17
Tagged Bugu Kebabi, Casserole, Celeriac, chicken, Fethiye, Healthy, Steamed kebab, Turkey
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Product of the week – Sunday leftovers
With the Xmas turkey on the horizon this post on leftovers is timely. I’m a fan of a Sunday Roast lunch but the other half of the foodies isn’t so keen. We managed to agree to have a chilli roasted … Continue reading
Product of the week –Za’atar (blend)
We have liked Za’atar for a while but it is a bit of a trend at the moment thanks to chefs such Yotam Ottolenghi, Mourad Lahlou and Silvena Rowe. In Morocco, Za’atar is a herb which apparently looks like thyme … Continue reading
Posted in Product of the week, Recipes
Tagged Maghreb, Middle Eastern food, Morocco, Mourad Lahlou, sesame seeds, Silvena Rowe, spice blend, Yotam Ottolenghi, Za'atar
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Product of the week – lobster
Last week I was writing about how cheap chicken livers are, so this week as a contrast I decided to blow the budget and put pen to paper (well fingers to laptop) and talk about lobster. I bought a fresh … Continue reading
Product of the week – striped aubergines
We bought these striped aubergines, known as eggplant in the US and Australia, from the International Supermarket. I usually buy the heavy dark purple ones but I was attracted to these and they were only £1 for two. I’ve tried … Continue reading
Posted in Product of the week, Recipes
Tagged aubergine dip, Dips, Eggplant, Strained yogurt, striped aubergine
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Product of the week – Sizzling sausages
Walthamstow really is a great place to buy sausages. We are spoilt for choice. Over the last few weeks we have been trying all different sausages, well Autumn is here so it would be wrong not to. I like bangers … Continue reading
Gozleme – fresh handmade Turkish pancakes
St James’ Street, Walthamstow is predominately Turkish. It made me laugh to hear a local estate agent refer to this as the ‘Coppermill Village’ recently! There are a couple of restaurants, Urfa and Delight Cafe, a bakery and the International … Continue reading
Product of the week – Venison Salami
When talking about the blog last week, we came up with the idea of writing every week about a foodie gem that we’ve bought in E17. I was brought up eating game. My very first post about a ‘product of the week’ has to be Bishop’s … Continue reading
Posted in Product of the week, Shopping in E17
Tagged charcuterie, Lituanica, Salami, Soups and Stews, Venison
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Real Bread part 2
In Walthamstow we’re so lucky to have bread from across the globe available on our doorstep; Turkish bread from International Supermarket and Yildrim Bakery on St James’ Street, and Moroccan bread at Maghreb on Hoe Street. We love the Fresh … Continue reading
Giant couscous
I love Giant Couscous. I buy it from the International Supermarket at the end of the High Street, Walthamstow, from TFC in Highams Park or the kosher shops in Stoke Newington where it is known as Israeli Couscous. Is it me or is … Continue reading
Spiced Moroccan Kesra bread
We are lucky to have two Moroccan shops in Walthamstow – Maghreb on Hoe Street and Bella Halal Butchers on the High Street. Both have good butchers and make their own merguez sausages; chicken, lamb or beef, all products are … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes, Shopping in E17
Tagged bread, dough, Flour, Kesra, Maghreb, Moroccan bread, Moroccan shop Walthamstow
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Where do you buy your meat?
I was asked this question while munching on halloumi salad with veggie fritters at the Scarlet Kitchen last weekend, a pop-up restaurant and cafe part of the E17 art trail. We only went for tea and cakes on our way … Continue reading
Chanterelle Mushrooms
This week we bought Chanterelle Mushrooms from the Lithuanian shop on Walthamstow High Street – Lituanica. This is a great local Eastern European shop where we buy black rye bread, salted fish, salami, sauerkraut and cheeses. It also does a … Continue reading
Benefits of herbal tea – for your wallet and your health
According to BBC Radio 4 this week, the price of black tea has risen by 41 per cent since the beginning of 2012 due to lack of rain in Kenya, India and Sri Lanka resulting in a poor harvest. So … Continue reading
Kefir – a yogurt-type drink
This week I have tried Kefir for the first time. I bought Polish ‘Kefir Naturalny made by Milko’ in Dominik’s, a Polish deli on High Street, Walthamstow (opposite Lidl). It says on the kefir carton that it is 1.5% fat, natural pasteurised buttermilk … Continue reading
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