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Growing in the dark, dancing in the light
"the holy grail of rhubarb" Yotam Ottolenghi In his newsletter recently Yotam Ottolenghi told his readers about "the most unexpectedly...
15 hours ago
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Oatcakes
"are they one step up from the dreaded rice cake in your pantheon of worthy but dull foods?" Felicity Cloake After yesterday's...
4 days ago
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Bread and butter
"Perhaps the most beautiful and uncomplicated thing you can put into your face." Joy the Baker During the night I did not feel that well....
5 days ago
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Those pesky egg whites
"Any time I am using egg yolks for a recipe, I keep the egg whites in a cup and put them in the fridge for later. Later never comes and I...
6 days ago
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Crispy fried eggs
"Anything topped with a crispy, runny fried egg is a winner in my eyes!!" Jamie Oliver Above is my inspiration for today Spaghetti...
7 days ago
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Guilty reserve drawers
My phone is recharged so photos taken I'm continuing my tour of the kitchen with these two drawers, which are opposite to my pantry. I...
Mar 21
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Loose ends
Loose ends: things that still need to be done or explained" Cambridge Dictionary At loose ends: Unfinished details, incomplete...
Mar 15
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The ordinariness of pasta
"Every day millions of us are united in doing the same thing. We take a packet of pasta from the shelf, we tip the shapes into boiling...
Mar 13
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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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Nigel's leeks
"The leek is the onion's refined sister, brought here by the Romans, for the times you want the latter's silken texture but less of its...
Mar 4
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Playing the game of three
"I can’t find plain flour for love nor money, so I have been baking apples with marmalade and the dregs of the sherry bottle instead" ...
Feb 20
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Boujee (not bougie), XO sauce
"Boujee is hip-hop slang for something “luxurious in lifestyle yet humble in character,” influenced by and often interchanged with the...
Feb 17
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A waste not, clean-up kind of day
"the sort of cooking that allows the cook, quite justifiably to feel rather pleased with themselves." Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall It's a...
Feb 16
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Sprue
"the thinnest, early cultivated asparagus that used to be sold off cheap, but now gets a cute-factor price hike." Sophie Grigson Earlier...
Feb 7
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Cabbage and pasta
If Johnny Depp were a cabbage he would be cavolo nero whilst Jude Law would be an easier, accessible, sweeter but frankly rather boring...
Feb 3
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Lemon peel
"when the whole kitchen is filled with the scent of grated citrus the effect is startling. Slightly steamy, warm and bitingly fresh –...
Jan 26
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What happened to smoked mackerel?
An ode to Nigel Back in my dinner party hosting days I discovered that a smoked mackerel, served much like this, but with little slices...
Jan 25
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A disagreement with Nigel
"Don't put peas in a quiche. They may go nicely with a ham or crab filling, but they make the custard fall apart. Not to mention the...
Jan 15
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Blown away by kataifi
"Kataifi is a string-like pastry that's technically not filo, but let's not mince words - just pastry." SBS Food Even a bit like fairy...
Jan 13
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Green beans in a salad
There are few ingredients that can do anything for a french bean ... but a little chopped shallot, melted butter or a crushed clove of...
Jan 4
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