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75 years ago - the food view from here
"We're Keele and we're different. Founded 75 years ago to meet the demands of a new kind of society, economy and world, our principles...
Jun 29, 2024
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Stephanie's idea of 'simple'
"A lot is said about simplicity in modern, Fench-influenced cookery. I find it very difficult to find a suitable definition of a simple...
Jun 28, 2024
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Sandwich spreads
"highly flavoured mush on toast" Matthew Fort Let me say right away that I don't really 'do' sandwiches. Not proper sandwiches anyway....
Jun 27, 2024
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Should I write it down?
"I rarely write them down, assuming that no one else will be interested in something that simply filled a hole with whatever happened to...
Jun 25, 2024
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Chicken, saffron, almonds - a Spanish lucky dip
"I felt a little dubious about the combination of ingredients before testing it, the red wine gives a rich colour and flavour, the...
Jun 24, 2024
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Pumpkin gnocchi
"As for the gnocchi family, their merits as inexpensive, attractive, and original little dishes will be quickly perceived" Elizabeth...
Jun 22, 2024
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Polenta pizza
"It’s not a pizza, ... It really is a happy-looking pie, with its yellows and reds and wonderfully golden edges." Ottolenghi Last year,...
Jun 21, 2024
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Date night
"we should stop confusing dating with Date Night." Bella Elwood-Clayton" Sydney Morning Herald It's my birthday today - and David's in...
Jun 20, 2024
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Itty-bitty/itsy-bitsy
"itty-bitty - extremely small (see also itsy-bitsy)" - Cambridge Dictionary Remember the nursery rhyme Itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the...
Jun 19, 2024
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Planning for a birthday party
"Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning." Gloria...
Jun 18, 2024
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"Reclaiming the magical herstory of food" - a website
This is a lady called Danielle Prohom Olson who lives in the town of Victoria on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. She has a...
Jun 17, 2024
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Luxury
Luxury: "great comfort, especially as provided by expensive and beautiful things "something that gives you a lot of pleasure but cannot...
Jun 16, 2024
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Food for the soul - religion in the curriculum
"Our life is made by the death of others." Leonardo da Vinci I have been avoiding moving on through my food curriculum recently because...
Jun 15, 2024
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Last of the butter chicken experiment
Last night was my fifth go at a different recipe for Chicken butter cream - sometimes described as Butter chicken. Above are my version...
Jun 14, 2024
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Panackarty, Pan Haggerty ...
"If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers." Doug Larson I have just...
Jun 10, 2024
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Cobblers - anything goes comfort food
"The whole point of cobbler is that it's easy" Daniel Gritzer/Serious Eats It's a miserable kind of day - the sort of day when your...
Jun 8, 2024
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The first 46 pages before ...
"The introduction is the first and best chance to win the attention of people who otherwise would not care." Martin Lloyd-Jones Inspired...
Jun 7, 2024
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That lucky dip - lamb and Greg Malouf
"In some ways, the name of the recipe builds a level of excitement and expectation of the dish that can improve the experience of...
Jun 5, 2024
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Ruminations on what we eat - a project?
"Writer's block is having too much time on your hands." Jodi Picoult I have now been writing this blog for almost eight years, so...
Jun 4, 2024
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That was the week that was
"Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected expected?" Bob Dylan I don't remember which day I had this coffee and a piece of...
Jun 3, 2024
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