Fenton Eats

Reconnecting with food

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We live in a world of resources. Once we call something waste, we have devalued it, with little-to-no going back. 'Waste' is a resource waiting to find a new purpose, to be reinvented, reused, reutilised... Moving into circularity and out of linearity is key. Food is a collection of elements coming together to form delicious treats and so binning it on the basis of its appearance is throwing away a mountain of resources; minerals, water, soil, labour, money, energy...I could go on... Think. Everything has a story, a journey. That's not something to waste.

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The sweet smell of fresh homemade bread 🙌 24 hour proved spelt bread, made by Richard, devoured by me!

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Did you know most commercial almond milk brands contain a mere 20 almonds per litre? That's a poxy 2%. The rest? Water, and a concotion of needless chemicals. So why not make it yourself? It's no more effort than walking down the shops for it. You soak, you wait, you blend, you drink, and you've got the added benefit of keeping the 'pulp', drying it out and using it as almond meal. Waste free and you can treat yourself to more than 20 almonds and omit the chemical gunk Recipe, instructions and the standard rant via link in bio

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Brixton • the contrast in fresh produce is incredible as you were between stalls and shops in Brixton Market • what's most refreshing is to see so much freshness in such a small vicinity, and such variety, speaking volumes not only for culinary diversity but cultural diversity too 🌎🌍🌏 #food #markets #brixton #foodmarket #london #londonmarkets #culture #diversity #canon #canonphotography #freshproduce #realfood #goodfood #healthyfood #supportlocal #localbusiness #farming #marketstall #londonfood #foodadventures #colour #contrast #art #foodpic #foodislife

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Natures raw beauty; from a minute dormant seed, minerals and nutrients come together into edible works of art for us to eat. Food is too precious and too good to waste so nonchalantly. --- Picking up my camera again over the past few months after years of dormancy has been so refreshing, serving as a reminder to really look at things and to appreciate things, flaws and all

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A mushroom cloud of kale! Pooooof 🗻🌋☁ (at Brixton)

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the novelty of cutting into a cabbage never wears off • each slice reveals an intricate web of unique patterns reminding us that this is a natural resource, and thus no two are really the same • surely that's something to embrace and not throw away?

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spelt pastry • caramelised leek • baby potato • blue cheese The kind of rainy day where only copious amounts of cheese will do 😵🙋 #food #cheese #leek #tart #pie #dinner #potato #winter #wintery #seasonal #britishproduce #localproduce #foodblogger #foodblog #hertslife #ahungrylife #nom #eeeats #foodart #bluecheese #supportlocal #inseason #eating #cooking #cook #homemade #pastry #spelt #speltflour

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Legit ✌

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lemon & dark chocolate cake I'm shattered, today I've spent a day in the life of the school dinners staff. Up and in for 7.30am, prepping and close for 2pm. What this team do is incredible, I'll be sharing some footage and insights over the coming weeks as part of a series I'm working on. But in short, they deserve far more credit that they get. What they do is no different to any other catering service and to say it's hard work would be a complete understatement. So this was my thank you to them for letting me in, annoying them with cameras and lots of questions! #food #foodservice #facetofood #schooldinner #dinner #lunch #cake #baking #bake

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Using the last of Hackney City Farms eggs for my first go at homemade mayonnaise, with tarragon and mustard. Compared this with the shop bought blindingly white mayo and the two just don't compare. I'm fully converted. Will post some variations and methods soon as part of the make it yourself series. #homemade #food #mayo #mayonnaise #cooking #herbs #makefood #eatfood #goodfood #eggs #egg #tarragon #eeeats #hertslife #cookingfromscratch #knowwhatyoueat #feedfeed #easyfood #simplefood #mustard #localproduce #localfarm #supportlocal #urbanfood #londonfood #localeggs

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I'm amazed by the strength of plants. In the summer our broccoli was devoured by caterpillars, left with barely any leaves, but it came back fighting. Now it braces the winter frost and shows no signs of letting the elements win. The strength of nature never ceases to amaze me. Got carried away shooting these whilst putting coffee grounds out in the soul, but I was flipflops! One of several silly reasons I'm ill this week. #food #nature #ice #naturephotography #snow #leaves #weather #winter #broccoli #frozen #cold #canonphotography #allotment #kitchengarden #foodgrowing #urbanfood #homegrown #canon #macro #leaf #foodpic #foodphoto #hertslife #hertfordshire #wildernessculture #blackandwhite #bw #plant #growyourown #organicgardening #photooftheday #photographer

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chorizo • red pepper • tomato • potato • egg • mustard greens Had nightnurse for the first time last night and I've been out cold for 13 hours. I'm not one for taking medicine, so when I do, especially if it's drowsy, I'm done for! I'm hoping when I go downstairs this will be waiting for me...I can't think of any other way to shift this cold other than eating lots of cheese and chorizo Recipe up #ontheblog #food #brunch #brunchtime #winter #winterwarmer #cold #chorizo #breakfast

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Apparently there's a Spanish iceberg lettuce shortage...Imports from the USA are selling for up three times the usual price. You could instead, eat some seasonal beetroot and get those beetroot leave to some use?....If you still desire salad in this baltic weather.... Beet greens are great and mean minimal waste #roottofruit 👊. Packed full of vits and mins they offer a striking visual vibrancy that'll help liven up our winter plates, so eat your beet greens...And forget about those iceberg lettuces for now.... #food #seasonalfood #produce #localproduce #foodeconomy #seasonal #savefood #wasteless

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Recognise this view? If you've watched Black Mirror you will do. This is Nertherhall Nursery in Roydon. You might not have heard of them but you've more than likely eaten one of their peppers. I've spent the afternoon with John Cappalonga filming and learning about their incredible operation growing peppers, as well as learning more about the budding new projects underway. I got a tour of the site and insight into the plans going forward - an allotment for trainees to come, learn and importantly, experiment! A chicken coop, bee sanctuary, wild flower planting and so much more. John is progressive and an innovator, and I'm really looking forward to what this place is going to become and getting stuck in. This greenhouse alone is 3 acres, there's also two more. It's early days for these plants, they've been growing for about 20 days, but at the height of the season they'll be crawling up those strings up to an incredible 7 meters! Will be sharing the videos and the tour soon and also keeping you up to date with how everything is coming along throughout the season. #food #growing #horticulture #essex #localproduce #peppers (at Geevee Enterprises)

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A colourful array of fresh produce outside Warren Street station. In this wintery foggy weather sights of vibrancy like this help fight that chill #food #market #foodstall #fruit #veg (at Warren Street tube station)

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Into the horizon at this dormant farm in Iceland, all you could see was low lying lands covered in snow. A stark difference to the topography and the grandeur of the glaciers in Greenland. I watched Chasing Ice last night and got quite emotional. We are living in an age of great geological change. The scale of what’s going on environmentally can feel overwhelming and fustrating. Our day to day lives in urban environments hide us away from what’s going on, detaching us from nature and what we’re doing to it. But that doesn’t mean we’re not responsible or shouldn’t be held to account. I started wondering what the places I’ve been fortunate enough to work in might look like now, and it filled me with dread. Would the scale of the glaciers near our camp in Greenland still be so grand. Would the snow and ice cover throughout Iceland still be prominent and how long into the year. How far have the glaciers that we sunbathed and ate lunches on retreated. What James Balog and his team captured gives us a visual insight into what’s going on like no other. I highly recommend watching it, I can't do justice in words how phenomenal the imagery they caught is. Anyway I'm going to have a cup of tea, calm down and start to think of ways to slay for environmental good! #farming #farms #iceland #snow #ice