Pages

▼
Tuesday, 31 July 2012

Loving Lisbon

›
Museu do Nacional Azulejo Cafe Three nights in Lisbon was not quite long enough to explore all the sights, cafes and restaurants ...
Tuesday, 24 July 2012

Tarta de Santiago for the Feast of St James

›
Slice of Tarta de Santiago The Feast of St James is celebrated in the Basque Country and Galicia by a public holiday on 25 July so it ...
Thursday, 19 July 2012

"Polpo - A Venetian Cookbook (of sorts)"

›
Polpo - A Venetian Cookbook (of sorts) Russell Norman    This book was born out of a love affair.  Anyone who has visited Venice has...
Thursday, 12 July 2012

Gooseberry Elderflower Syllabub

›
Gooseberries 'Invicta' If you love rhubarb, chances are you also appreciate gooseberries which share an acidity that people s...
Friday, 6 July 2012

Trullo Restaurant, Highbury Corner

›
Pappardelle Beef Ragu at Trullo With a lunch offering of a main course primi plus either a starter or dessert priced at £12 the onl...
Sunday, 1 July 2012

Forage Fine Foods - Food Find

›
Forage Fine Foods has been on my radar for a few weeks as a font of knowledge about British wild herbs and flowers so it was a nice surp...
Monday, 25 June 2012

My Bakewell Pudding

›
My Bakewell Pudding At the end of my previous posting A warm bowl of raspberries on the longest day  I promised to give you a recipe s...
Thursday, 21 June 2012

A bowl of warm raspberries on the longest day

›
Tender II Raspberries It's hard to believe we've reached the longest day of the year as I sit here looking out at thick grey ...
Saturday, 16 June 2012

Alphonso Mangoes 2, English Cherries 0 - Food Find

›
Some successes and some failures at market today.  The shockingly unseasonal weather continues to affect the English asparagus crop.  Some...
Thursday, 14 June 2012

Moro Restaurant

›
Wood roasted pork at Moro Yes, this is a terrible photograph, but quite honestly I was far too interested in eating the food on the p...