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Jul 22
I’m well aware that I’ve been opening every other post with some comment on the British weather, but seriously how schizophrenic has it been? After a blazing start to the week the sunny spells are now sporadically interrupted by sudden d (read full article)
cookbook, cornish pasty, le gavroche, Meat, michel roux jr, pasties, pastry, pâte brisé, snacks
Jul 11
I don’t know about you, but I always have a few hunks of cheese and rashers of bacon knocking about in the fridge. Last week, instead of just tossing them between two slices of bread or throwing them in some mysterious pasta bake as per usual, (read full article)
bacon, baking, Breakfast, Breakfast & Brunch, Cakes, Cookies & Bread, cheddar, cheese, comté, muffins, scallions
Jun 14
I had originally intended it to be Paris week on the blog, highlighting a different restaurant from our recent 5 restaurant/2 night trip, each day. However I’m still light years from finishing the reviews, so in its place is a fittingly French (read full article)
canapé, cheese, choux paste, comté, cookbook, Cookbook Reviews, french, gougère, Michel Roux, Party Food & Canapés
May 17
For those who reside out of Australia, this may be the first time you’ve heard of Frank Camorra, chef/owner of the popular Spanish restaurant MoVida in Melbourne. The first cookbook he penned won a string of awards in his adopted homeland (he& (read full article)
artichokes, Australia, cookbook, Cookbook Reviews, Frank Camorra, Jamón, melbourne, MoVida, MoVida Rustica, Richard Cornish
Apr 29
Anyone who regularly hosts dinner parties will know it’s a real juggling act – doing enough in the kitchen to impress, while remaining calm, poised and visible to your guests. Years of experience has taught me that the key to a successfu (read full article)
chicken wings, chipotle, cookbook, Cookbook Reviews, dinner party, Jennifer Joyce, Meals in Heels, Meat, meatballs, Middle Eastern
Mar 02
Last Saturday, after a lazy lunch at Haché Burgers on Fulham Road we visited Le Pascalou (a lovely food shop selling an array of French produce – fish, vegetables, fruit, cheeses, charcuterie, baked goods, plus an assortment of deli and groce (read full article)
anchovy, artichoke, courgette, deep-fried, fritto misto, globe artichoke, snacks, Starters, vegetables, vinaigrette
Feb 26
I am always on the lookout for tasty meat-free options to balance out my largely carnivorous diet with more green, so when Quadrille Publishing offered review copies of Celia Brooks Brown’s “New Urban Farmer, From Plot to Plate: A Year o (read full article)
allotment, Celia Brooks Brown, cookbook, Cookbook Reviews, eggs, feta, gardening, New Urban Farmer, peas, Quadrille Publishing
Feb 25
Had a few rogue sweet potatoes lying about and couldn’t remember what they were intended for, so made up a batch of these tasty oven fries spiced with cumin, chilli and thyme. A great wholesome alternative to deep fried spuds and every bit as (read full article)
chilli, chips, cumin, fries, snacks, sweet potato, Thyme, vegetables
Feb 14
Mezze is the focus of February’s Daring Cooks Challenge (thought up by Michele of Veggie Num Nums), with the compulsory elements being hummus and pita. As this month’s challenge falls on valentines and chinese new year I wanted to make a (read full article)
bread, Cakes, Cookies & Bread, chickpeas, daring cooks, daring kitchen, dip, flatbread, hummous, hummus, Lamb
Feb 05
Meals featuring a multitude of dishes (tapas, dim sum, mezze) really appeal to me – I like the feast-like quality and the choice it affords me (or perhaps I’m just greedy). These moreish chicken wings from the kitchen of East London rest (read full article)
Chicken, chicken wings, garlic, Lebanese, Mezze, moorish, Moro, Poultry & Game, sauce, Sesame
Jan 30
I’m not sure what it is – maybe it’s the short winter days, but it feels as if January has just flown by. I glanced at my calendar the other day and realised I only had a matter of days to get my monthly Gourmet, unbound post up. L (read full article)
chinese, dumpling, Gourmet Magazine, Gourmet Unbound, guo tie, gyoza, japanese, Pork, potsticker, prawn