Tag: carrots

Carrot Cake

.Reading time 8 minutes.

It had been promised for a long time. When grandson Freddie (8¾) and I have been to Wisley Gardens a few times over the last year, we’ve indulged in carrot cake in their cafe. It’s a generous slice and we tend to share it; it’s rich, moist and dark, with a traditional cream cheese based icing. […]

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Carrot Caponata

.Reading time 9 minutes.

Here I am still in Italian mode. If it’s been a theme of the past week, it’s certainly a theme in my life – learning Italian, Italian friends, cooking Italian food more than any other, travelling to Italy at least once or twice a year … and being called Nonna (Italian for grandmother) by my little […]

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Cream of Parsnip & Carrot Soup

.Reading time 5 minutes.

It’s definitely a day for soup. Storm Desmond is howling outside; winds of more than 40mph make the relatively mild December temperature feel bitterly cold. I ventured outside this morning but when I arrived back home, making those carrots and parsnips sitting in my fridge into a warming and comforting soup for lunch seemed too […]

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Winter Salad of Carrot, Celeriac, Beetroot & Za’atar

.Reading time 2 minutes.

There was a wonderful Yotam Ottolenghi recipe in last weekend’s Observer Food Monthly which used za’atar, a seasoning mix I hadn’t tried before, but immediately bought because it sounded so good. It’s a middle eastern mix of toasted sesame seeds, thyme, sumac and salt. I decided to make a winter salad this evening and use it […]

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