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 [...]
Archive for the ‘Winter’ Category
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 »
super furry animals on the Promenade des Anglais
Posted in Winter, tagged food shopping, Vieux Nice on December 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Once upon a time hill farmers would bring down a flock or two to Nice for a mini Christmas transhumance: the Journée du Haut-Pays Niçois, when the Jardin Albert 1er on the Promenade des Anglais would host a mini-festival of produce from the high hinterland behind Nice, the southwestern foothills of the Alps, indeed. This mini-vid was [...]
spinny
Posted in Winter, overseas, spring, tagged Vieux Nice on May 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Am I nuts? This short clip was taken over a year ago, and in the depths of winter, yet it still reminds me of sunnier climes. I’m just getting excited about getting back to Vieux Nice: next trip I’ll try to snap some sultry summertime footage. Might be an idea to turn down the sound [...]
Bloody Taroccos
Posted in Winter, shopping, slow food, spring, tagged fruit, orange, shopping, Waitrose on March 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Treat time at Waitrose: Tarocco “blush” oranges are on the shelves again, it’s Blood Orange season! Much as I disapprove in theory, I do understand blood oranges’ rebranding to something a little less daunting; I remember as a child when presented with a carefully peeled and segmented Blood Orange I used to wonder if it [...]
Hibernation
Posted in Winter, credit crunch, tagged beans, food, ingredients, slow food on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Criminy it’s been a long while. I can barely remember what it is to celebrate been so busy shivering. And as for getting up in the morning – grrr fuggedaboudit if you can. All that’s left for a sensitive soul trapped inside a chilly body is to cook, and cook good, food to warm the [...]
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 [...]
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