Tiropitakia – Rustic Mini Feta Cheese Pies
BY NONI CHRISTOPOULOS (Makes approx. 40) This Greek Meze is great for entertaining and the pastry is so easy to make. Serve as nibbles with drinks at parties, or pack as a snack in a packed lunch or picnic. They freeze well too, just defrost and pop them in a warm oven, and you’ll think they’re freshly baked. Ingredients: Pastry 500g self-raising flour 250g natural … Continue reading Tiropitakia – Rustic Mini Feta Cheese Pies
A Prayer for the Dying
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that this missive finds You well and that You are enjoying the summer. Two Mondays back I received a call from a parishioner explaining that they would be unable to complete their parish duties for the foreseeable because they had just been diagnosed with cancer. Three days later the parishioner died. The diagnosis was brought about … Continue reading A Prayer for the Dying
My Independence Day
BY SAM HOOPER This month I spent my first Fourth of July, my first Independence Day, as a permanent resident of the United States of America. After receiving my long-awaited US green card I finally came to call America my home when I landed in Los Angeles on 25th May, and since that time have been staying with my wife’s family in the Rio Grande … Continue reading My Independence Day
Classic Margarita
Ingredients: 35ml Tequila 20ml Cointreau 35ml fresh lime juice handful ice cubes lime to garnish Method: Pour the Tequila, Cointreau and lime juice into a cocktail shaker. Add a handful of ice cubes and shake vigorously for 10-15 seconds. Strain into a Martini glass with half the rim damped with water, then dipped in salt. Garnish with lime. Continue reading Classic Margarita
May’s Flank Now Truly Exposed
BY JAMIE FOSTER With the resignations of Boris Johnson and David Davis, the good ship Theresa May is taking on water. It may be that the Brexit negotiations sink it entirely. Now Mrs May is attempting the impossible. On the one hand she is trying to reach agreement across the deeply divided Tory Party. On the other hand, she is looking for something that the … Continue reading May’s Flank Now Truly Exposed
Are UK Think Tanks Waking Up?
BY NICK GREEN The release of the following video by Dr Kristian Niemietz, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs, explains why socialism must always lead to totalitarian government and the elimination of individual freedoms. The IEA should be congratulated for producing this content, which, albeit a tad dry and occasionally using words too complicated for 3 in 5 Brits, could well turn those … Continue reading Are UK Think Tanks Waking Up?
Tropical Eton Mess
BY CECILIA NAYLOR A slight twist to a traditional English dessert replacing the strawberries with tropical fruit: Serves 4 Ingredients: 300ml double cream 200ml Greek-style yoghurt 4 shop-bought meringue nests 1 ripe mango, skin and stone removed, flesh cut into 1cm pieces 3 passion fruits halved 4 fresh mint sprigs, to decorate (optional) Method: Gently whip the cream in a large bowl until soft peaks … Continue reading Tropical Eton Mess
Bentley Found in Surrey Garage
BY CHARLES MCDONALD An historically important Derby Bentley which has remained in one family since 1937 has been found in a garage in a property in Surrey to where it was delivered brand new in April of that year. Captain Richard Noble O.B.E of Fonthill in Hurtmore had a handful of high end motor cars of the 1930’s period. He purchased a second-hand Derby Bentley … Continue reading Bentley Found in Surrey Garage
Hold Your Nerve, Brexiteers
CSM EDITORIAL The EU Referendum result on the 23rd June 2016 was Britain at its best. Despite being told the world as we knew it was going to evaporate before us – Project Fear – the people saw through the nonsense and voted to leave the increasingly impinging and undemocratic EU. There were Brits crying in the streets, with tears of joy rolling down their … Continue reading Hold Your Nerve, Brexiteers
