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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...

This week Katie talks Plums with Chefs Sue Stinchcombe and Felice Tocchini as part of the annual 'Pershore Plum Festival,' in Worcestershire. The event takes place in the town and in the Park, right by Pershore Abbey, so the bells make an appearance too when Gardening Guru, Reg Moule explains what we could be doing in our gardens now its early September. There's an overheard conversation in the ha...

Katie's back after a busy time working away in Wales, where she met Superstar Actor Julian Lewis Jones, but in his role as a 'Tuna Whisperer!' Mandy Walters from 'Cardigan Bay Fish' chats about crabs, and what she was hoping to eat for tea, and whilst looking for plums, Katie uncovers a Swedish recipe. Away from food, there's good news about an addition to the family, all t...

This week, Katie catches up with Superstar Chef Olivia Burt as she reveals her first book is not just looking good, it’s ‘Good Looking ……. Cooking!’ You’ll discover that cheese does indeed evoke emotions, with Millie Preece from ‘The Dairy Door,’ and will Colin Mitchell from ‘Grandad Fats Gluten Free’ reveal his secret ingredient? The answer to the last question is no, but Katie does find out a li...

This week Katie chats with Kate Henry, from The Great British Bake Off, series 5. You may recall, that was the year that made the headlines, and all because of a misjudged edit. Find out the power of a teddy bear, with Ellie Somme, Founder of the Charity 'The Teddy Trust,' and Chef Daren Bale shares his recipe for a quick pickle. If you're not already following Shackbaggerly, please do...

This week, Katie is back after a few days away in Cornwall, and as always, there's a story to tell! Guests include Romanian born Food Writer Irina Georgescu, chatting about her latest title 'Tava,' and the Celebrity Fan who's post on Instagram, Irina wants to frame. Karen Wright from The Great British Bake Off is once again on her travels, does she not like being at home?! Then we&...

This week, Katie finds out about Guernsey Cows and the affect carrots have on them. Also, is there a link with lemon myrtle and a Labrador?! plus Food Writer Charlotte Pike judges 184 herbal teas. Charlotte has kindly shared her recipe for 'Toasted Fig Leaf Ice-cream' which Katie will put on Shackbaggerly's Instagram and Facebook pages. You can contact the podcast via email at podcast@...

This week Katie meets author Sam Bilton and Sue Currie from Netherton Foundry. Sam is an author, food historian and investigates our culinary heritage. Sue is the 'talkative one' at Netherton Foundry who make stunning cast iron cookware. Feel free to get in touch via email podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk or the Shackbaggerly Instagram and Facebook pages.