Travel tips-Restaurant reviews-Recipes
I lost a week in this series and am trying to catch up. It involves a couple of cheats – not about what I ate but because I didn’t take photos so have to use some from earlier posts, but definitely from the same place or same recipes as in the last week! The photo […]
Read MoreWhen I was in Crete almost two years ago, I was always given a little ‘sweet’ – dessert – at the end of my meal with my coffee, even if I hadn’t ordered one. Usually it was some fresh fruit – grapes or melon, maybe – or perhaps a slice of halva. In the evening […]
Read MoreI’ve called this Italian Fish Stew because it’s totally inspired by the wonderful fish stew I’ve had a couple of times recently at one of my favourite local restaurants, Masaniello. I just couldn’t resist trying to make it myself, so today I went down the road to the excellent Sandys Fishmongers in Twickenham’s high street – […]
Read MoreIt’s been another good week of food, made all the better by enjoying some lovely warm summer days which have meant another barbecue and the irresistible lure of gelato! Here’s how it went: Tuesday – Frittata and A Walk Up Richmond Hill It was book club night so an early supper of a frittata into […]
Read MoreRock cakes are culinary symbols of both my and my children’s childhood. My mother made them most Sundays for tea. So adept was she at baking them, I don’t think she used any scales to measure ingredients and just threw everything in, judging the right consistency by look and feel. When my own children were […]
Read MoreWatching Rick Stein’s latest TV series inspired me to go back to the book of his last series – From Venice to Istanbul – and search for a new recipe to try, and I found these wonderful lamb & pistachio kofte. I’ve made a Moro recipe for kofte for years and it’s become my ‘standard’, but I liked the […]
Read MoreRick Stein really has the most wonderful job and I am deeply envious of his recent trips. Not so long ago he was travelling between two of my favourite places, Venice and Istanbul, and now he’s jumping on planes and heading off for long weekends in fabulous cities (one of the things I like doing […]
Read MoreIt’s nearly 4 years ago that one warm summer’s evening, Antonio and I stood in Church Street, Twickenham and deliberated over whether to eat in Masaniello or, on the opposite side of the road, Osteria Pulcinella. I can’t remember why we finally decided to go into Masaniello (click here for review) but I liked it so […]
Read MoreIt’s been a particularly good week in food – lots of outings and not much cooking from me! Here’s how it went: Tuesday – Country Pub Lunch Tuesday saw me heading out of town along the M4 to Holyport, near Maidenhead, where my oldest friend, Nina – as in the friend I’ve know longest; not […]
Read MoreIt’s been a week of contrasts from wonderful San Sebastián in Spain a week ago to a dull and damp Bank Holiday Monday back in London yesterday. But good food isn’t dependent on either location or weather thank goodness. Although a location as great as San Sebastián and a good dose of sunshine certainly help. Here’s […]
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