Shackbaggerly

This week Katie's praise for the NHS. Sore nipples, don't panic Howard will explain all. More vintage recipes books that provide much entertainment but not tasty food. Feel free to leave a review and get in touch via Instagram, Facebook or email podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk See you again next Friday when episode 76 will be available from 9am UK time.

Happy New Year and welcome to the first episode of Shackbaggerly for 2026, and it’s a cold one here in the UK, so to keep warm, we revisit the Nun’s Cookbook, and discover an old name for Rhubarb. Speaking of old, there was a patent given back in 1791, with a method on how to keep eggs for longer than we would probably want to (and indeed should), and have you ever heard of a talking candle?Thank you for your lovely messages over the Christmas period, including kind words regards the song. We love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, just look for Shackbaggerly. Sadly our email is still down at the moment, but fingers crossed for news soon. Until the next time, Katie & Howard xSee you again Friday 23 January

Welcome to Shackbaggerly, the podcast from good friends, Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who you may recognise from series 4 of the Great British Bake Off. This episode, as we build up to our Christmas song (yes there is chance for you to bale out in plenty of time)! we’ll discover the identity of Lady Maria Clutterbuck and the link to Charles Dickens. Why are we rolling in crushed cornflakes this Christmas? and there’s the occasional cracker joke. If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, we’d love it if you could kindly leave a comment and/or review please, and do keep spreading the word. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages - unfortunately, our email is down at the moment.Until the next time, wishing you a very Happy Christmas to you and yours.Katie & Howard xSee you again next year, on Friday 9 January

Welcome to Shackbaggerly, the podcast from good friends Katie Johnson and Howard Middleton, who you may recognise from series 4 of the Great British Bake Off. This episode, we’ll chat old cookery books, including the discovery of how many eggs we all should have in our fridge, just in case, plus a sneak preview of our Christmas song.If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, we’d love it if you could leave a comment and/or review please, and do keep spreading the word. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you on our Facebook and Instagram pages, and who knows, we could be mentioning you in the next episode, which we are releasing slightly earlier, on Christmas Eve. Please note: unfortunately, our email is down at the moment.Until the next time, Katie & Howard xSee you again on Wednesday 24 December

Welcome to the podcast Shackbaggerly, an adjective to describe absolutely anything loose and disorderly, which sums our conversations up rather well! This episode, we’ll chat old cookery books, strange encounters, parsnip advice for those of us of a certain age and how marshmallows and mayonnaise can go together, plus the usual happenings that we seem to attract! If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, we’d love it if you could leave a comment and/or review please, and do keep spreading the word. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you, be it via our Facebook and Instagram pages ‘Shackbaggerly,’ or email podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.ukUntil the next time, Katie & Howard xSee you again on Friday 12 December

Welcome to our podcast Shackbaggerly, and as always, there’s a lot going on! Old cookery books, a possible song for Christmas, a bucket list item helped by a listener in New York and what was Mrs Beeton cooking last time?If you enjoy Shackbaggerly, we’d love it if you could leave a comment and/or review please, and do keep spreading the word. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you, be it via our Facebook and Instagram pages ‘Shackbaggerly,’ or email podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.ukUntil the next time, Katie & Howard xSee you again on Friday 28 November

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 enjoy Shackbaggerly, please do leave a comment, and please keep spreading the word, and if you haven’t already done so, you can subscribe, so you don’t miss a thing. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you, be it via our Facebook and Instagram pages ‘Shackbaggerly,’ or email podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk and if you feel an urge to leave a review, please don’t fight it.K&H xSee you again on Friday 7 November

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 again received a survey that does ask the most ridiculous questions. Hope you enjoy, and please keep spreading the word, and if you haven’t already done so, please subscribe, so you don’t miss a thing. Thank you as always for getting in touch, we love hearing from you, be it via our Facebook and Instagram pages ‘Shackbaggerly,’ or email podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk and if you feel an urge to leave a review, please don’t fight it.K&H xSee you again on Friday 17 October

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 next instalment of Shackbaggerly!Hope you enjoy the episode, and please keep spreading the word, and if you feel an urge to leave a review - please don’t fight it.Don’t forget to subscribe if you haven’t already, then you won’t miss a thing.Thank you for listening, and see you again Friday 3 October.K&H xShackbaggerly is on Facebook and InstagramYou can also email podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk

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.Katie’s taken another bizarre survey. There’s more on beavers butt flavoured ice cream, and other weird edibles! There is talk about old recipe books, including a stirring one from wartime America.Can we get Cheesy kins back in fashion and what on earth is clabbered milk?Howard goes bilingual again.Katie doesn’t like spiders, especially in the middle of the night, and if that wasn’t enough, there is a June moment!Hope you enjoy the episode, and please keep spreading the word, and if you feel an urge to leave a review - please don’t fight it.Katie & Howard will be back again on Friday 19 SeptemberYou can find Shackbaggerly on Facebook and Instagram where you can get in touch, or if you prefer, email podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk

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 please keep spreading the word, and if you feel an urge to leave a review - please don’t fight it.Also, don’t forget to subscribe if you haven’t already, then you won’t miss a thing.See you again on Friday 5 September. K&H xShackbaggerly is on Facebook and InstagramYou can email podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk

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 leads to the vintage comedy series ‘Are you being served?!’ A listener has been in touch with another weird Festival, this one featuring a Geoduck, but it’s not pronounced as you would think.Probably easier if you just listen! Hope you enjoy, and please keep spreading the word.Don’t forget to subscribe if you haven’t already, and we do love hearing from you, be it via our Facebook and Instagram pages ‘Shackbaggerly,’ or email podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk See you again on Friday 8 August K&H x

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 Howard uncovering a new name, all thanks to the Queen’s son, Tom Parker-Bowles, thank you Tom. Howard’s cheek hamster gets named, thanks to the listener, and there are a couple of items that, if you live in Yorkshire, you might want to pick up.As always, Shackbaggerly on Facebook and Instagram is where you can contact Katie & Howard, or if you prefer, their email podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk and please remember to subscribe if you haven’t already, so you don’t miss a thing.

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), and we go back to the 1900s when we discuss a new Food Writer to us, Mrs De Salis, who is rather partial to ‘a la mode.’ You can follow and get in touch with Shackbaggerly on Instagram and Facebook, and also email podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.ukWe’d also love it if you felt the urge to leave a review, been a while since we had one of those.Hope you enjoy the episode, and see you again on Friday 11 July. Katie & Howard x

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.We loved hearing from you before, and so hoping you’ll still get in touch, be it via Facebook, Instagram or email podcast@theshackbaggerly.co.uk For now, Shackbaggerly will be with you every 2 weeks, so look forward to seeing you on Friday 27 June.K&H x

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 pages, and please do subscribe or follow wherever you listen, it's totally free and does help when I ask guests to chat, as they can see I’m not just talking to myself, on this occasion anyway! Thank you for listening, Happy Christmas, and here’s to 2024, whatever it throws at us. I’m taking a couple of weeks off, so see you on Friday 12 January, Katie x

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 of the podcast by logging onto Shackbaggerly's Instagram and Facebook pages, and please do subscribe or follow wherever you listen, it's totally free and does help when I ask guests to chat, as they can see I’m not just talking to myself, on this occasion anyway! Thank you for listening, and see you next time x

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 opened another one. You can keep upto date with behind the scenes of the podcast by logging onto Shackbaggerly's Instagram and Facebook pages, and please do subscribe or follow wherever you listen, it's totally free and does help when I ask guests to chat, as they can see I’m not just talking to herself, on this occasion anyway! Thank you for listening, and see you next time x Podcast guests on this episode are Reg Moule, the Gardening Guru. Kim Goldfeder-Clarke from ‘Ya Mom’s in the Kitchen,’ and ‘Mr Bentley’s World,’ and Mark Harris www.pheasantatneenton.co.uk and www.thetallyho.co.uk

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 Shackbaggerly's Instagram and Facebook pages, and please do subscribe or follow wherever you listen, it's totally free and does help when guests are invited to chat, they can then see Katie isn't just talking to herself, on this occasion anyway!Thank you for listening, and see you next time x

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 of the podcast by logging onto Shackbaggerly's Instagram and Facebook pages, and please do subscribe or follow wherever you listen, it's totally free and does help when guests are invited to chat, they can then see Katie isn't just talking to herself, on this occasion anyway! Thank you for listening, and see you next time x