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The house is quiet. Jonathan, Lyndsey & Freddie are living with me temporarily in between house moves. But they’ve gone off to Cornwall for a holiday and so I’m cooking for one again. I took a supreme of chicken from the freezer this morning (a chicken from the farmers’ market, jointed by Jonathan). He’s been […]
Read MoreIt’s been the hottest day of the year so far; seriously hot. I got into my car at one point and it registered 37C. I don’t think it was really that hot outside but close. I like the heat but even for me it was too much. So it was definitely a day for a […]
Read MoreSummer is always a bit like a weather roller coaster ride in UK. Three or four weeks ago we were slathering on the suncream and shops were selling out of electric fans, then a few days later I was digging out my winter boots and a warm jacket. Today has gone back to summer. The […]
Read MoreIf I’m on my own on Sunday, I often roast a chicken portion. I buy the chickens in the local farmers’ market and joint them and it’s easy to pull one out of the freezer early in the day to defrost. I seem to rarely roast a whole chicken these days; even if I have […]
Read MoreThe pasta dish with chestnuts and mushrooms I cooked the other night was delicious but it left me with nearly a whole pack of ready-cooked chestnuts in my fridge, needing to be used within a week, so I had to come up with another recipe. My inspiration for the pasta dish came from Jacob Kenedy’s […]
Read MoreWith 34 people to feed at my birthday party tomorrow, quite a lot of food shopping and preparation has been going on for the past week. I’ve made three different kinds of ice cream for our home gelateria, all ready to be removed from the freezer a little while before dessert is served and I’m […]
Read MoreLike a lot of people in UK at the moment with the cold weather storming in in a flurry of sharp winds and lots of rain, I have a cold. Now I’m not expecting sympathy – it’s really not that bad – but the point is that ‘nursing’ my cold is what led to me […]
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