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Jul 31, 2021
A cook book gift
"I think the most important thing to keep in mind when you're cooking is that, first and foremost food must taste good. I know it sounds...
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Jul 30, 2021
Galettes
"They’re messy. They’re forgiving. They’re the pastry form we need in 2020." New York Times Well I think this is dinner tonight - or...
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Jul 29, 2021
Your onion bhaji is really a pakora
and it was invented in Britain "This dish does not really exist in Indian cuisine in the Indian sub-continent, but it has shot to fame,...
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Jul 28, 2021
Apple strudel
"all countries in which it is known take great pride in it, and several claim to have invented it." Oxford Companion to Food This is one...
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Jul 27, 2021
Learning from the grandchildren
I'm not sure that I can call my older grandchildren children anymore. The two oldest are technically teenagers anyway and the next two...
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Jul 26, 2021
Cans of discoveries - even some worms
"the cook's comfort blanket" Joanna Blythman - The Guardian I started out thinking that I might not have enough for a whole post, but,...
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Jul 25, 2021
This and that
which apparently means nothing specific. I do have various blog post topics in mind, but having just spent the morning in the garden...
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Jul 24, 2021
A surprise moment in time
“I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realises an emotion at the time. It expands later, and thus we don't have...
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Jul 23, 2021
Smoked chicken and Dutch food - a David challenge
It's Friday, it's still a bit dull, though I did manage to get in a walk today, and I'm just a bit bored, so I told David he could have a...
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Jul 22, 2021
Magic custard cakes and Impossible pies
"This nifty recipe creates three completely different textural layers using basic, pantry staple ingredients and just one batter. While...
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Jul 21, 2021
Chip butties - the north/south divide
"Hard liquor and soft drugs aside, the chip butty is the most reliable way we human beings have to mentally shut out this harsh world...
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Jul 20, 2021
Treacle tart
"The treacle tart heralds a time of friendship, belonging and being looked after." Poires au chocolat Well I couldn't resist using the...
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Jul 19, 2021
Zoom lessons
"a chatroom that has gone from almost no one having ever heard of it to being a central instrument in our jobs." Bored Panda More than...
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Jul 19, 2021
Poires Belle Hélène and other chocolate and pear partnerships
"Pears go well with chocolate, they dance together on the taste buds like Fred and Ginger" Larder Love We have reverted to the Zoom...
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Jul 17, 2021
Graters - from sex to high tech
"Bad news: no one's invented the perfect grater. Good news: there are three basic designs to choose from, all with strong points, as well...
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Jul 16, 2021
Roses and sesame seeds
It's a very dull day, I'm fasting and I woke up feeling particularly tired today. I never feel good in the morning - I'm a night owl not...
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Jul 15, 2021
5 years old today - inside my fridge again
"Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and...
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Jul 14, 2021
Bastille day - salade de tomatoes
"Vive la France" Today is Bastille Day. A massive day of patriotic celebration in France. Which is interesting really because in spite...
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Jul 13, 2021
Use it all the Cornersmith way
"buy less, buy whole, use it all." Alex Elliott-Howery and Jaimee Edwards" At last I'm getting to my birthday present cookbook which is...
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Jul 12, 2021
"Pasta: a small word for a universe of shapes"
"What’s so extraordinary about using food to understand a place and therefore a country and therefore the world and therefore humanity...
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