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enoki-dokey
Posted in books, vegetable, tagged antipasti, enoki, recipe on April 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
ephemeral art
Posted in pork on March 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Some folk see the Virgin Mary in a slice of toast and some folk see just a piece of toast whereas I see a Keith Haring in my sink: put some sausages on a tray, bake them in the oven, eat the sausages and make some art while it soaks. Amazing what you can do [...]
on the game – a steamy tale
Posted in Winter, game, recipes, slow food, tagged Blackface Meat Co., game cookery, game pudding, savoury pudding, steamed game pudding recipe, suet on March 2, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Hugh Fearnley-Wittingshall’s article in the Observer had me all steamed up the other week. An ice age having passed since I last made a savoury steamed pudding and the extended winter chill providing exactly the right context, it was a touch frustrating to not fancy Hugh’s suggestions. But with an imminent delivery from the Blackface [...]
¿Cocido? ¡indeedo!
Posted in Pulses/Legumes, recipes on February 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Chickpeas – a gift from the gods and a staple over here at Gastro Towers. They’re notoriously tricky to cook, but ever since I learnt their secret of success – do it in earthenware and keep them hot & wet until tender, by the way – it’s been plain sailing. In hommage to [...]
spicy-sweet-sour Spanish tomato sauce with lamb meatballs
Posted in Autumn/Fall, lamb on November 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
For a posh purveyor M&S has come a long way – discounting foods like there’s no tomorrow, which for 12 lamb meatballs on their sell-by date is quite true. That’s where I came in and gave them a future as the stars of a southern Spanish-style spectacular supper. Not quite P.T. Barnum but darned [...]
Maria sanguinosa saporita
Posted in Winter, drinks, recipes, tagged Bloody Mary, brunch on January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I won’t bore you with the details but something set me barking up the tree of making Bloody Marys with an Italian twist, my dilemma being how to add that sospetto d’Italiano without spending yet more money. Unlikely inspiration strikes in the form of a Martini Rosso bottle, bought for a bout of Americano/Negroni mixing [...]
singing Hosannah with a CinCinCin
Posted in Winter, recipes, wine, tagged Campari, Christmas, cocktail on December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I love a mix of tradition and innovation at Christmas; mingling fresh with familiar keeps things comfortably interesting (and interestingly comfortable if we’re lucky). I apply this rule of thumb as strictly to victuals as visitors – and generally have as good a day as Nigella might shake her spatula at, even when suffering from [...]
what to ♥ now – Merry Christmas Valentine
Posted in Autumn/Fall, Winter, books, recipes, tagged pork, recipe, slow cooker, stew, Valentine Warner on December 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Mmmm, yummy yum yum. A brand new juicy cookbook from a great galumphing goofy guy with big heart, bold -not bolshy- bearing and a neat turn of phrase. I shot to the online reservation page of my local library’s website and lo and behold picked up Valentine Warner’s hefty tome a mere two days later. The [...]
brandade fumée – a mash of smoked fish
Posted in Autumn/Fall, Summer, Winter, credit crunch, fast food, ingredients, recipes, shopping, tagged Lidl, recipe, smoked fish on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of my all-time favourite dishes is brandade de morue – salt cod whipped up with olive oil and mashed potato plus a wee hint or more of garlic and a scatter of parsley. Much as I adore the taste, though, I’m not about to pack in my suitcase a whiffy hunk of dried North Atlantic [...]
rata-tata-touïlle retro
Posted in Autumn/Fall, Summer, ingredients, recipes, tagged ratatouille, recipe, vegetables on November 18, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Well hey, I’m not going to pay a visit to our place in Nice and swan about its perfect little kitchen, brave the snooty sales ladies at Alziari for a tin of their unctuous olive oil, fossick about the farmers’ stalls for vegetables and forage for fresh herbs on the Cours Saleya and NOT idle away an [...]
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