Travel tips-Restaurant reviews-Recipes
One of the many lovely things about being in Normandy last week was the wonderful cheeses in the markets and cheese shops. I love cheese but especially these rich, creamy varieties like Camembert. However, my favourite in the region – and our favourite last year when in the area with my family – is Neufchatel. […]
Read MoreI had to contain myself and not add more ingredients to the title. I get irritated by restaurants that take up 3 lines in the menu to put in every last little detail of the ingredients of a dish. So as I was about to add ‘toasted pine nuts’ and ‘croutons’ and ‘oregano’, I held […]
Read MoreI’d gone about 48 hours without a proper meal. This is almost unheard of. ‘A’ keeps telling me, You’re always eating. This is true. And I was eating in those 48 hours. Some things were very delicious, such as the gorgeous Sweet Potato Pie at Oblix yesterday when I interviewed Jurgen Willems; I’ve eaten lovely […]
Read MoreSunny weather, a bank holiday and Jonathan and Lyndsey coming for supper – if an excuse was needed to pull out all stops on the cooking front, then that’s all that was required. I love to cook for people and a truly appreciative audience makes it all much more worthwhile and fun. Picking up a […]
Read MoreI was treated to a posh lunch today at the RAF (Royal Air Force) Club in Piccadilly by my friend Rona, who has membership there through her dad. We’d been first to a wonderful exhibition at The Royal Academy of Arts called ‘Bronze’ with some stunningly exquisite pieces of bronze sculpture, from a few quite […]
Read MoreCeleriac salad is one of my favourite ingredients of a crudites starter in a French restaurant. Often accompanied by grated carrots, diced beetroot, finely sliced cucumber salad, radishes and, really, any vegetable in season that’s nice eaten raw, there are few things that beat it as a fresh and delectable way to begin a meal. Linda […]
Read MoreI’ve made Fattoush as my contribution to Jonathan and Lyndsey’s last two barbecues so I thought I’d better ring the changes this evening, especially as many of the same people will be there as at the last barbecues. So I delved into my favourite Moro East and came across this lovely recipe – and even one […]
Read MoreOnce upon a time, many, many years ago, a young Junior Editor was called into her boss’s office and told they had to publish a Chinese cookery book that someone had bought while in US because it was a huge bestseller there, and since he couldn’t toast a piece of bread without burning it, she […]
Read MoreI’m getting excited about my holiday in France in a couple of weeks. I haven’t had a holiday in France for ages and how could anyone who loves food and wine not be excited by the thought of a week spent in the middle of Calvados country and wonderful Normandy cheeses like Pont L’Eveque and […]
Read MoreI’m having a bit of a love affair with Middle Eastern food at the moment inspired by my purchase of Gillie Basan’s The Middle Eastern Kitchen earlier this week. Though to be honest, I’m always pretty much in love with lovely mezes and other Middle Eastern dishes, which will be known to regular readers of this […]
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