Recipes & other Stories
Escape the bollito in the room of surprises
I am saving them jealously. Old copies of the National Geographic magazine from 1899 and 1900, found when I was around 12 years old while rummaging in what used to be my favourite room in our big family country home. A dusty windowless store room, with old wooden cabinets packed full of books, letters and…
Read MoreLike a rolling stone (fruit)…and a pear recipe thrown in
This week I cooked lots of fruit. Being the end of summer I ended up with piles of peaches and tiny tart pears from my organic delivery scheme and mountains of plums from various sources: Avalons from the same organic box, a bag of damsons I bought locally and some slightly unripe Belles my neighbour brought…
Read MoreFlavours of home in a vinegar marinade
These last few days I’ve been enjoying my home a lot. The rainy weather was in tune with my body, ready to say farewell to a long summer (I spent much of the spring in warmer coutries), while my foot is slowly recovering from its fracture allowing me to get back in the kitchen quite…
Read MoreTangy orangey gluten free cake
Apparently this week is “Afternoon Tea Week” and before this became my knowledge at the weekend I did something very rare: I baked a cake. Restricting my sugar intake for health reasons has never been a problem for me since I definitely not possess a sweet tooth. But for some mysterious reason on Saturday I…
Read MoreAnd prawns it was in the end…
So in the end my boyfriend managed to find prawns and we had this spectacular Thai curry with lemongrass, fiery scotch bonnet, basil and parsley all grown in our conservatory and garden. Two yellow pattipan squashes provided the base for this creamy dish, with a generous portion of twelve marinaded king prawns added in the last…
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