It is extremely unlikely that I will ever cook one of the recipes in your Feast supplement. The reason for this can be summed up in one sentence from “The simple fix” on 4 August, in which Thomasina Miers writes: “If you can’t find ancho chillies, use Spanish nora or guindilla instead.” Turn the page, and Anna Jones saying that “it’s a great way to use up an over-enthusiastically purchased enormous watermelon” was enough to tempt me to tell her where to stick her enormous watermelon!
Many of the ingredients in your recipes are not readily sourced at the Birkenhead branch of Lidl, except perhaps an average-sized watermelon, purchased with no enthusiasm whatsoever. I suggest you change the name of your supplement to “Middle-class meals for middle England”.
Nicki Tilston (ordinary, middle-aged woman having to count every penny)
Bebington, Wirral
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