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Last week I arrived home one day, having been out in the morning, to find a note from my postman telling me he’d left a parcel for me with a neighbour. Slightly puzzled as I wasn’t expecting any work (usual reason for parcels) or an Amazon delivery, I went to see what was waiting for me. […]
Read MoreI had to work all weekend. There are pros and cons to freelance work. The flexibility means I can take time off for short breaks away, or an outing into central London, midweek when places are often quieter and it’s cheaper to travel. But sometimes a rush job means I have to work over the […]
Read MoreNicola and Rachael had a bumper crop of yellow courgettes in their garden this year and brought a lovely large round one with them for me when they visited at the weekend. I wanted to do something special with this beauty. Nicola said they were good roasted so I considered cooking it as a side […]
Read MoreThese pages may have been silent for a couple of weeks but it’s been far from silent in the Single Gourmet Traveller’s household. A temporary homemade food delivery service started up a week ago and pans with boeuf bourguignon, lamb tagine, shepherd’s pie and the occasional fruit crumble or bought dessert treat made their way from […]
Read MoreI feel very fortunate to live near the famous botanical gardens at Kew and one of my favourite times for visiting is on Sunday mornings when I get in early at opening time and beat the weekend crowds. Once away from the main gate, it’s possible to gain a sense that you have the gardens […]
Read MoreIt’s still unseasonably warm in UK for the time of year but it’s been relentlessly wet since my return from Crete a couple of weeks ago and I’ve had a cold (it’s that time of year!). I had a packet of organic mince (10% fat) in the freezer I wanted to use up. I use mince […]
Read MoreIt’s a week of birthdays: my sleek little Bella cat was 7 on the Wednesday, my brother Adam’s birthday followed on Thursday; my friend Rona’s birthday was yesterday and Annie’s is tomorrow. Meanwhile in the midst of all these celebrations the blog reached the grand blogging age of 3 yesterday. A proper celebration, maybe cooking […]
Read MoreI made this dish the evening Linda and George arrived to stay, a week or so ago. They’d driven from Paris that day and this was the kind of dish that would be quite special yet easily put together once they arrived. I’ve often made linguine with just prawns (click here) but I saw some […]
Read MoreI bought some broad beans in the Lower Marsh Market on Saturday. Bio-dynamic broad beans, even! I wanted to cook them soon while still fresh as can be, so I pondered during the day on the best way to showcase them for supper tonight. Fresh broad beans at this time of the year are such […]
Read MoreIt’s been such a lovely, truly summery day that I decided some fish for supper would be perfect. I eat fish all year round but there’s something wonderful about lightly cooked fish served simply that is reminiscent of summer holidays on the Mediterranean, fish caught from the sea and almost straight into a pan or […]
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