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Angels, cocktails and cakes
“When one has tasted watermelon he knows what the angels eat.” Mark Twain In Rome, in front of the Castello Sant'Angelo is the Ponte...
Aug 31, 2022
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Who eats supper? What is supper?
"Hunger makes dinners, pastime[s] suppers." George Herbert "Dinner but a bit later" David Such a simple word supper, but so vague in...
Aug 30, 2022
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The guilty satisfaction of empty things
By things I mean jars, bottles, packets, tins ... all the things containing all the consumables you use in your lifetime. By...
Aug 29, 2022
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A fish recipe I might try and skordalia
Once again I'm somewhat uninspired but it's not the weather's fault this time as it's been a beautiful day - blue skies, and no wind and...
Aug 27, 2022
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Random thoughts on an ordinary day
“Whatever — the soup is getting cold." [Last sentence of a mathematical theorem in Leonardo da Vinci’s notebook, 1518]” Leonardo da...
Aug 26, 2022
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Define cooking
"Cooking is creating emotion" Joel Robuchon This gorgeous looking dish from a London chef called Meedu Saad is called Fried courgette...
Aug 25, 2022
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Melbourne Italian - a cookbook gift
"Go into the kitchen and cook for someone you love. The pleasure will be mine." Guy Grossi "The oil, the flame, the onion ... You can...
Aug 24, 2022
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So much to see, do, experience ... always
“It's never too late to have a happy childhood.” Tom Robbins Yes it's another painting from my desk diary. It's called...
Aug 23, 2022
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Samosas and/or bhajias for Zoe
"What you are tasting is the story of India itself - the product of the fluid forces of the great migrations and interactions that shaped...
Aug 22, 2022
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Allsorts
"A slang term designating the drippings of glasses in saloons, collected and sold at half price to drinkers who are not overly...
Aug 21, 2022
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Tonnato - not what it used to be
"It’s like that Dr. Seuss book everyone gets when they graduate—Oh the Places You’ll Go!—but for a mayo-based sauce. Inspiring." Alex...
Aug 20, 2022
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A white van - The Cupcake Queens
"Drier than my sense of humour. Pretty cupcakes which tasted cheap and horrible and incredibly artificial. Would be better off going to...
Aug 19, 2022
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Ladies lunch - cult Thai at Chin Chin
"By many measures, Thai eatery Chin Chin is the most successful restaurant Melbourne has ever seen. It opened in mid-2011, with queues...
Aug 18, 2022
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Which fish?
"I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who am I to judge?" Douglas Adams Apologies for neglecting the blog of late....
Aug 17, 2022
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Another Parisian address
A while ago now I did a post on an address in Paris that featured on a notebook of mine. It was just plucked out of the air almost, but...
Aug 15, 2022
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Winter jam
"More jam, less marmalade!" Dionne I'm in the middle of marmalade making season as you know, and I still have at least two more batches...
Aug 11, 2022
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Piccalilli
"Traditionally, yellow. A radio-active yellow. And I think, in the interests of nostalgia, it needs to be like this. Otherwise there's a...
Aug 10, 2022
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Jane Grigson's Vegetable Book - artichokes and shrimps
"Simplicity may be her key but there is nothing insipid about her food." Please Pass the Recipe The next book along the shelf in my Jane...
Aug 8, 2022
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Distant memories - cousins and food
“Ponder well on this point: the pleasant hours of our life are all connected by a more or less tangible link, with some memory of the...
Aug 7, 2022
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Greens and bread
Ever since I got Ottolenghi's first Test Kitchen book - Shelf Love, I have been meaning to make this recipe. It's called Kale pesto...
Aug 6, 2022
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