Penny’s picks are As Good As Meat Vegetarian blogger Penny Wilson’s kids have never eaten meat and have no desire to. “We don’t much care what other people eat, so long as we are left to enjoy our food,” she says. Eating out, eating in Boost your business Restaurant reviews are a popular feature of East End Life. If you would like to advertise on this page, call our ads team on 7364 4061 You say tomato, I say tomatoes AFTER the excesses of Christmas, I find myself craving simple food. And this recipe for tomato soup is so easy! I buy a bowl of tomatoes from my local grocer which produces enough soup for the three souls in our house. Tomato soup – serves 3 Ingredients: 1kg of tomatoes 1 tbsp vegetable or sesame oil Salt & white pepper Water Dollop of cream, yoghurt or quark Method 1. Wash the tomatoes and put them in a saucepan with the vegetable or sesame oil. 2. Season with the salt and pepper. 3. Add enough water so the tomatoes are just covered. 4. Cook slowly, stirring frequently, until the fruit has popped and started to break up. 5. Put the lid on the pan and cook for another five to ten minutes. 6. Remove from the heat, leave to cool for ten minutes, then blend the whole lot. 7. Add the cream, yoghurt or quark if you prefer a creamier taste. Enjoy your homemade, winter soup! By Penny Wilson www.asgoodasmeat.com Pankhurst, pinball and pizza at a perfect local BY GORDON BLUE WHATwould be the perfect Christmas gift for a restaurant reviewer this Yuletide? How about your nearest pub getting converted into a cool local, replete with cocktails, dark interiors and a pinball machine? Luckily, I’ve been a very good boy all year so I’ve received what I wished for. Out goes Jaunita and other Sunday cabaret acts and in comes a vinyl jukebox, exposed brick walls and a sourdough pizzeria. I am dizzy with excitement. The Morpeth dates from 1850 and features a Bow Heritage plaque commemorating Sylvia Pankhurst, the suffragette who, for a time, lived in a house next door that no longer stands. Morpeth himself was an MP who regularly exchanged sonnets with Romantic poet William Wordsworth. What better way to kick the night off and test the pub’s mettle than ordering a gin martini? It is prepared lovingly with a cracking bathtub gin and I am literally happy as a sandboy*. The cocktail list is short and sweet, encompassing the classics. To have a pub so nearby that knows the craft of the cocktail is a dangerous thing for me and I start mentally crossing out some of my New Year’s resolutions before 2015 had barely started. Our reviewer is happy as a sandboy at the Lord Morpeth The wine list is equally as exciting and interesting and the silver fox plumps for a large glass of the house red. Pizzas, we agree, are pretty much the best we’ve ever had and a quick glance at our torsos would indicate we’ve had quite a few. My marinara with creamy fresh buffalo was amazing: toothsome base, punchy tomato sauce and a pretty special mozzarella. The silver fox went hell for leather and indulged in a quattro formaggio. Cheesy heaven. Generous on the toppings and an expertly handmade base. I couldn’t wish for a better local and my gratitude floweth over. The experience was so good I came back the next day with a family of four and service remained impeccable: friendly, welcoming and speedy. Two ate enormous pizzas alongside some pretty special drinks for less than £30 all in. I’m so happy to have this little gem of a local on my doorstep and I wish the team Jack, Rowan and Caroline a very prosperous and successful 2015! * Did you know the saying ‘happy as a sandboy’ originates from publicans using sand to spread on bar floors to catch spills. 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