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Different ways of cooking
"experience a dish through the person most intimate with it." Genevieve Ko/New York times via Smitten Kitchen Now who might that be? ...
2 days ago
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A marginally disappointing purchase
"With stunning location and food photography throughout, Danube is your passport to a world of flavours, stories and traditions that will...
3 days ago
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Who honestly doesn't have a favourite mug?
"how using a much loved cup or bowl can increase our enjoyment of what we eat or drink." Nigel Slater I have just finished a perfect...
Mar 23
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Lessons from a Persian mama
"This is a blog about food, pretty food pictures, love of life and celebrating different cultures" Hora Time for a look at another food...
Mar 12
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Culinary haikus - an AI suggestion
"Haiku moments are the will-o’-wisps we seek. The purest of them aren’t formed by effort. They arise naturally when we allow ourselves to...
Mar 11
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Baked feta pasta - Again
"It's endlessly adaptable, all but foolproof. Most of all, it's just really, really good." Mary Elizabeth Williams/Salon Uninspired as...
Mar 9
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Again
"When you feel stuck in life and work, start by boiling a pan of water. Then see what you have. Some greens? A handful of olives? Even...
Mar 8
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Asparagus in Hong Kong
"I can get quite excited in Hong Kong when I am served a dish of crisp asparagus that is tinged with sesame oil." Madhur Jaffrey And...
Mar 7
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Old foodies
"For me, the interesting thing is to use the past to inspire the present. ... There is really nothing new under the sun. If you look hard...
Feb 13
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New now old
"Vegetables are savagely beautiful things." Jill Dupleix This is a quickie - something simple to end my day of hard labour over those...
Jan 31
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The ups and downs of a blogger/writer
"2023 was the year Fliss Ran Out of Beans. Strewn in the wake of those larger successes are multiple failures and unfinished projects" ...
Jan 27
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Slices
"A slice of hot, buttered toast is the perfect meal. It's not too much and not too little, and it gives you just the right buzz." Naveen...
Jan 24
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Good cooking every day - possible?
"I think the key is just finding joy in it." StolenCamaro/reddit Well first of all define cooking. I just read an interview with the...
Jan 19
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From Mrs. Beeton to ...?
"Had people ever lived like this, my suburban mind wondered. Somewhere, might they still be doing so?" Julian Barnes I shall begin this...
Dec 18, 2024
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Life, the universe and everything
"If I could define enlightenment briefly I would say it is 'the quiet acceptance of what is." Wayne Dyer I don't think this post will...
Dec 6, 2024
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Super pasta with TikTok's Pasta Queen
"When you look and feel gorgeous while cooking, it always tastes better." Nadia Caterina Munno aka The Pasta Queen Back early from our...
Nov 21, 2024
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Coincidence
Coincidence - "a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection." Oxford Languages I have...
Nov 15, 2024
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Great title - Good food on bad plates
"Fish and chips always tastes better when eaten out of a newspaper; Pad Thai seems so much more authentic in a polystyrene tray bought...
Nov 14, 2024
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Nigel and Jonathan's onions
"There is no point in hurrying an onion – other than those you dip into batter and dunk into bubbling oil. They need time." Nigel Slater...
Nov 10, 2024
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Forever summer with Nigella
"Summer food, even when eaten in deepest winter, contains within it the idea of simple cooking." Nigella Lawson This is one of the two...
Oct 26, 2024
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