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Welcome to another episode of Shackbaggerly, and it’s one of those where Katie and Howard keep on learning! There’s a vintage recipe book from 1846, a food item around for 4 decades, and one perhaps we should bring back, or maybe not. The book ‘Reluctant Hostess’ has arrived, and we love Ethelind Fearon even more now, and it’s time for another ‘What’s Cooking,’ this time from Mrs Beeton. If you en...

Welcome to another episode of Shackbaggerly, and as always, there’s a lot going on. Advice for wives from 1858, an Author with the most incredible name, and what exactly was cooking the last time we caught up. Howard at 64 still receives his Mum’s advice, and Katie is asked if she makes any difference to the World! If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, please do leave a comment, and please keep spreading th...

Here we are again with another episode of Shackbaggerly, and a little excited as you’re in for a brand new feature called ‘What’s Cooking?’ where you have to guess what the recipe from a certain old cookbook is, just by the list of ingredients (what could possibly go wrong)! There’s talk of a very strange sighting at a petrol station, Howard has been channelling Dolly Parton, and Katie has yet aga...

This week on Shackbaggerly there’s a lot going on. Air raid shelter chat, United States pudding, and there’s new about Howard’s Mum’s deckchairs which have been living in the downstairs toilet for a while now! Howard’s been to a book signing by Actress Miriam Margolyes, whilst Katie was people watching in a Hospital canteen, and if you think that’s exciting, there’s news of what’s to come in the n...

This week on Shackbaggerly, and as always, there’s a lot going on. Howard has a new obsession. Have you ever heard of a Lambeth Cake? Hungary is now tuning in, so we discover three of the countries inventions, one of which prompted Howard to reveal a little too much personal information! Staying with Howard, find out how his former Bake Off contestant, Ruby Tandoh describes him in a recent article...

Another two weeks have passed since good friends Katie and Howard caught up, and here they are again, chatting about old recipe books, as well as everyday happenings. There’s an interesting new ingredient for potato salad, a listener gets in touch to let the duo know of a rather bizarre extra in vanilla ice cream, and Katie has started on HRT, but how’s it going? Hope you enjoy the episode, and pl...

The latest from Shackbaggerly, and as always, good pals Katie and Howard have been delving into the world of old recipe books, with one from 1957 catching Katie’s eye. Howard discovers a pie he’s never heard of, and is it just Sweden that uses hot vinegar in their Mayonnaise?! The Geoduck from the last episode caused quite a stir on Shackbaggerly’s Instagram and Facebook pages, and we predict this...

Another 2 weeks has gone by in the world of Shackbaggerly, so what have good pals Katie and Howard been up to? Well as usual, there’s always a story to tell! Old recipe books take centre stage, after all, this is a ‘foodie’ type podcast, and this time, it’s a meat fee offering from 1931. Howard has been watching the English Heritage videos again featuring a Cook from the past, and somehow this lea...

Here we are then, episode 3 of season 3, and it’s been a warm one in the UK, and as we all know, us Brits are neither designed, or indeed geared up for it. As always, Shackbaggerly lives up to its name with more loose and disorderly conversation from Katie and Howard, and even Madonna gets a mention, but suspect you’ll not be able to guess why! Old recipe books once again take centre stage, with H...

Thank you for your lovely messages following Shackbaggerly back on air, and us getting back together again after 2 years. It does feel as if we’ve never been away! As always, the conversation is loose and disorderly, and an insight into the cleaning regime of Howard, and how Katie looks like she should be retiring! A new occasional series is launched, with a name for it too, (including brackets),...

After 2 years together, followed by 2 years apart, we thought we’d see if we could still do a podcast, so here we are - Shackbaggerly is back. Still loose and disorderly, and still looking at old recipe books, including the one that Katie found this week focusing on all things pure malt vinegar. Howard thinks he has discovered the most unusual food festival out there, and June is up for a change....

On this week’s episode, Chef Mark Harris shares his tips for stuffing and roast potatoes for the big day. You’ll hear a story that could quite easily be a Christmas movie. Chef royalty, Mark and Sue Stinchcombe chat about British cuisine, and yes, it’s time for the Christmas song! You can keep upto date with behind the scenes of the podcast by logging onto Shackbaggerly's Instagram and Facebook pa...

On this week’s episode, Chef Mark Harris shares a few hints and tips for perfect Yorkshire puddings. Gardening Guru Reg Moule talks us through looking after Christmas plants, including Cyclamen and Poinsettia, and introduces us to ‘Fiona!’ Plus, we meet award winning Audio Book Narrator Barrie Kreinik, who shares her very own recipe for Wheaten Bread. You can keep upto date with behind the scenes...

On this week’s episode, we find out how New Yorker Kim Goldfeder-Clarke got on with making a traditional Christmas pudding! Gardening Guru Reg Moule shares a few stories of what really happens when people go to buy their Christmas tree, and Chef Mark Harris, along with his partner Sarah, is bucking the trend when it comes to running a Pub\Restaurant, so successful are they, that have recently open...

On this week’s episode, Katie pops into a Herefordshire toy shop to chat with Martin Chadney, and stays in the county to meet its latest celebrity - Saku from ‘The Great British Bake Off.’ There’s also talk of suet, stir up Sunday, and what was the secret food sculpture that Food Artist Prudence Staite was working on? You can keep upto date with behind the scenes of the podcast by logging onto Sha...

On Shackbaggerly this week, we hear all about ‘re naturalisation,’ with Kim and Rob Hurst, formerly of ‘The Cottage Herbery’ in Worcestershire, and discover who are Miss Pattie and Babette. Plus Lizzy Hughes from ‘Our Lizzy Cookery School’ shares a few Christmas vegan recipe hints and tips, including a rather special ingredient tucked into a mince pie. You can keep upto date with behind the scenes...

On Shackbaggerly this week, Katie is joined by three women, all with a story to tell. Chef Suki Pantal talks Diwali, but is it too late to wish her a happy one? Julie Rachford was born in the UK, but has spent more than half her life in the USA, so we find out what are the main differences. And how did Sarah Evans cope, when for 8 months, because of pain, her settee was where she spent every day a...

On Shackbaggerly this week, Katie is talking bananas, and not for the first time you might say! But no, we’re talking about the growing of bananas in the sunshine of Cyprus, and what it entails, especially when we’re all guilty of picking them off the shelf in a supermarket, perhaps without a second thought on how they got there. Join Katie and Michaelis in a plantation, but be careful with your c...

On this week’s Shackbaggerly, we meet Tom Court from ‘Sticky Fig Catering’ in Worcestershire, to find out what it’s like to cater for a film crew, and find out who Tom was in a film with, well, his blue glove! We’re off to RHS Wisley in Surrey where we meet Head of Edibles, Sheila Das, and discover what was on her own menu that evening. Becca Boast, Senior Tutor at Raymond Blancs Cookery School re...

On this week’s Shackbaggerly, who would have thought a recipe with three ingredients could be so difficult to make?! Seems across the pond, not everything is as we’d think, here in the UK. It’s a welcome back to Kim Goldfeder Clarke from Ya Mom’s in the Kitchen in New York. We chat apples with Chef Daren Bale in Worcestershire, and meet the incredible Prudence Staite, from ‘Food is Art,’ in Glouce...

On this week’s Shackbaggerly, Katie chats with New York Actress, Singer, Dancer and Baker Kim Goldfeder-Clarke, from the hugely popular ‘Mr Bentley’s World.’ Chef Calum Smith from Shrewsbury in Shropshire tells us the moment he discovered a whole new way of making scones, with 2 ingredients you really wouldn’t associate with the recipe, and it’s a welcome return to one of Bake Off’s favourites, Va...

On this week’s Shackbaggerly, Katie is at Aldeburgh Food Festival in Suffolk, chatting to Producers and Chefs. The Hospitality Industry is struggling in the UK, Andrew Clements and ‘The Hotel Folk’ are doing their bit to make a difference. Find out which body part hurts most when you grow ‘Sandling Saffron,’ and it’s nearly harvest time for Sarah Lord and the family. Steve Tricker from ‘Truly Trac...

On this week’s Shackbaggerly, Katie catches up with Chef Graham Tinsley MBE and he kindly shares his most popular recipe, and perhaps not the one you would think. Fisheries Journalist Mike Warner reveals the shocking percentage of fish exported from UK waters, and Pervin and Cyrus Todiwala OBE, possibly as you’ve never heard them before. Keep upto date with behind the scenes news, as well as links...

It’s been a busy week and a warm one too, so did that affect Katie introducing a Chef to the stage in Italian at Ludlow Food Festival?! Whilst there, Katie chats essentials in your cupboard with Suki Pantal from Suki’s Curries and Spices, in Malvern, Worcestershire. Stuart Collins from Docket 33 in Whitchurch, Shropshire reveals exactly what his old boss Gordon Ramsey was like, and before Mrs Beet...

This week, Katie learns you mustn't squeeze when it comes to using peat free compost, as she chats with Josh Egan Wyer, Head of Horticulture at Pershore College in Worcestershire. You'll find out who supplies the Palace with smoked salmon, after hearing from Masterchef Professionals Winner, Mark Stinchombe, and yes, there really is a place for Tofu, according to Plant based Chef, Andy Tibb...