An Evolving Food Culture
The 12 days of Christmas give me plenty of time for reflection, commencing with the joyous occupation of reading the new cookery and food books I have received, and culminating in the Oxford Real...
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I’ve chosen the Italian term for the cooking of the poor because it conveys a deserved level of respect, and even nostalgia, that is not present in other languages whose equivalent often translates as...
View ArticleElderflower Cordial
Elderflower Cordial enables you to add the characteristic muscatel flavour to recipes beyond the short season of the fresh bloom. The classic pairing is with gooseberries, the dessert varieties...
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A Glut of Courgettes
A Californian proverb says…”never give your true friends zucchini in July”. Certainly once the courgettes start coming in earnest, usually early August here, but it depends on the weather, it takes a...
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Getting the best from tomatoes
Tomatoes are probably the world’s most popular food. It has been said that British children grow up eating only things tasting of tomato, the ubiquitous Tomato Ketchup being employed to disguise and...
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