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Lamb Rogan Josh
This is the very first curry I dared to make from scratch and thankfully it turned out very well! The flavours are quite rich and not too spicy, so you could add more chilli powder to suit your taste. Serves 4 850g shoulder of lamb, cut into bit (read full article)
Zunka with Drumsticks
Zunka with DrumsticksThick curry of gram flour with drumsticks - A tasty Maharashtrian dishRecipe Credit - Vimla Patil ( Author - Dal Roti )You will need2 drumsticks, peeled and cut into 5 cm pieces1 tablespoon oil1 teaspoon mustard seeds1/2 teaspoon (read full article)
Baccalà alla napoletana
Baccalà, or salted codfish, marries especially well with tomatoes, and the marriage reaches its apogee of deliciousness in the summer, when tomatoes are at their best. And who does tomatoes better than the people of Campania, home to Italy's best to (read full article)
Italian-Style Pork Steaks with Sage and White Wine
One of my favourite blogs is “Cooking at Marystow” by the lovely Lucie, her blog is always an inspiration with all her mouth-watering delights. When I spotted this recipe over at her blog I knew I had to make it. Lucie said this was “totally de (read full article)
Summer's Bounty
What can be easier, or more pleasant, than making a quick mixed salad with whatever you have at hand? The French call mixed salads une salade composée -isn't that sweet? As if the salad were a musical composition, all the flavours melding into visua (read full article)
Zucchini Garden Chowder
I can always tell when DH likes the recipe, because there are no leftovers! This is a “soup”er soup that tastes like summer! FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Zucchini Garden Chowder 2 Tbs butter 2 medium zucchini (chopped) 1 medium onion (read full article)
Let's Get Corny!
Aahh corn! It is, for me, the quintessential summer food. More so than any other fruit or vegetable that abound at this time of the year. Even... gasp... tomatoes -don't get me wrong: I love tomatoes; but I grow my own from seed so I basically (read full article)
Pomodori ripieni di riso
A staple of summer picnics and tavole calde, pomodori ripieni di riso, tomatoes stuffed with rice and oven roasted, make for a simple and relatively quick weekend dinner, part of a buffet or a tasty antipasto for a summer dinner for guests. Here's th (read full article)
Portuguese Soup
Oh no...not another Kale recipe!!!! I promise, I'll leave it alone for a while after this one. I'd heard about Portuguese Soup many times but this is my first attempt. I had absolutely no clue what ingredients to use but after combing the internet (read full article)
White Almond Garlic Gazpacho with Green Grapes
With the dog days of summer still to come, it’s useful to have a few recipes up your sleeve that require NO cooking. Not three hours in the oven, not 30 minutes on the stove, not boiling water, not a toaster oven. There are times when raisin (read full article)
Balcony update: tomatoes and potatoes
So, my tomato plants haven't been doing too well. I think they've come down with a case of 'blossom end rot' and possibly another kind of rot as well (there seem to be several associated with tomato plants). I think it's because our watering of them (read full article)
Summer Pesto Pizza
Pesto. Pizza. What’s not to love? My basil plant kicked the bucket, so I used chive pesto instead. The recipe for the chive pesto is at the end of this post. FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Summer Pesto Pizza Source: Simply in Season 1 Tbs (read full article)
How can u cook “curry”?ingredients?
Question by Eni H: How can u cook “curry”?ingredients? Best answer: Answer by elitePupulamb curry known as rogan josh this dead easy and low fat cuz lean lamb.i tend to serve this on cold days * Around 600-700 grams of leg of lamb – (read full article)
French Week
Today a new English speaking newspaper is launched in France, called French Week. Here is my piece from the first edition. Summer Time – And The Eating Is Easy. As the summer soars to its zenith, French cooking down shifts and moves outdoors. (read full article)
BBQ Across the US
Summer is a great time for barbecues, but you could get me to eat BBQ pretty much any time of year. When I travel I love to try different foods (I'll take any excuse to eat!) and BBQ is one thing in particular I love to try because it's so different (read full article)
Food Challenge Results: Pollo con Carciofi e Pomodori and Chicken Artichoke Picatta
So as we all know, artichokes (carciofi) were the winning ingredient for the "Mamma Meets The Cucina" Food Challenge. You voted and we heard ya loud and clear!!! So what you are about to read is the result of long hours of inventing and preparing the (read full article)
The Art of the BLT
My very first, long-awaited Jersey tomato ripened in my garden this week. One small, delectable tomato- too small to make a salad or slice up and serve with mozzarella... what to do?Then it hit me. inspired by the Anne Burrell interview we did, I tho (read full article)
The Art of the BLT
My very first, long-awaited Jersey tomato ripened in my garden this week. One small, delectable tomato- too small to make a salad or slice up and serve with mozzarella... what to do?Then it hit me. inspired by the Anne Burrell interview we did, I tho (read full article)
Tabbouleh – Cheat’s version
Tabbouleh is sold here in France by the bucket load as it is a firm favourite with the French as part of the entrée that requires no preparation. I find that even the better makes tend to be rather bland, and this is what I do to mine to perk it up. (read full article)
Baked Chicken with Garlic and Cherry Tomatoes
Do you love cherry tomatoes as much as me? I love biting into them and getting a sweet burst of tomato goodness that just screams summer time. And as good as they are raw they are even better when they are slow roasted with some garlic. And as if ga (read full article)



