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Posted in spring on March 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
my microscopic microplane
Posted in spring on February 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a nifty little tool – not complex enough to call a gadget – I found in a smalltown mall in the Canadian hinterland a few years back. Microplane call it their “Try Me” Zester. At 6.5 by 3.2 cm I find its only trying aspect is trying to find it amongst the flotsam [...]
Stilton and walnut dumplings
Posted in spring on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Oh my, what a successful festive season. As if feeding family and friends weren’t reward enough, along came the snowstorms forcing us to subsist on remnants and remainders while awaiting the thaw. But all that idle time made for some goodly innovations and as a result I hereby declare the Stilton and walnut dumpling fare fit [...]
spinny
Posted in Winter, overseas, spring, tagged Vieux Nice on May 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Am I nuts? This short clip was taken over a year ago, and in the depths of winter, yet it still reminds me of sunnier climes. I’m just getting excited about getting back to Vieux Nice: next trip I’ll try to snap some sultry summertime footage.
Might be an idea to turn down the sound [...]
sanguine bloody sanguines
Posted in shopping, spring on March 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
And then I tried the Maltese sanguines: smaller and cheaper by 50p, sharper and less fragrant. A much milder thrill than the stunning Sicilian Tarocco, but a welcome dose of sunshine all the same.
Bloody Taroccos
Posted in Winter, shopping, slow food, spring, tagged fruit, orange, shopping, Waitrose on March 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Treat time at Waitrose: Tarocco “blush” oranges are on the shelves again, it’s Blood Orange season!
Much as I disapprove in theory, I do understand blood oranges’ rebranding to something a little less daunting; I remember as a child when presented with a carefully peeled and segmented Blood Orange I used to wonder if it really [...]
wild garlic
Posted in ingredients, slow food, spring, tagged bluebells, spring, wild food, wild garlic on April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday afternoon in the woodland at the end of the lane. We were hunting for wild garlic and found an ocean of it nestled in among countless bluebells. The sun wasn’t shining but as good were circles in the stream from the rain drops.
We didn’t harvest any of this garlic as the day before had [...]
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