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Khachapuri Imeruli
"For a population of less than 4 million, Georgia has more than 20 regional cheese breads" Alice Zaslavsky I have suddenly realised...
Apr 25
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Bread and butter
"Perhaps the most beautiful and uncomplicated thing you can put into your face." Joy the Baker During the night I did not feel that well....
Mar 27
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French toast
"French toast tackles pancakes head on and smashes it." Claire Thomson Yesterday's New York Times recipe offering - no picture - was...
Feb 9
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When only white sliced bread will do
"For the Victorians, white bread was a marker of quality and prestige. For us, its very popularity has seen it relegated to the status of...
Feb 4
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Quesadillas
“quesadillas can take practically any filling you are drawn to”. Rick Bayliss Back in the days of COVID when Jamie was Keeping on...
Jan 5
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Cool as a cucumber
"Pert as a pear-monger I'd be, If Molly were but kind; Cool as a cucumber could see The rest of womankind" John Gay 1732 I was going to...
Sep 26, 2024
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"A warm pumpkin scone for a winter's afternoon"
"Sono una merenda scalda cuore" (a heart-warming snack) Profumi e Colori I'm going simple today because time is running out, but I am...
Sep 11, 2024
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Who was Betty and was she brown?
Or was she a blondie? Or even a teapot? Sometimes I worry that my brain is not connecting all its bits and pieces properly and today's...
Aug 11, 2024
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Beans, toast, an expanding world
"On toast, they are nothing short of sheer culinary genius. They are, I would argue, at their point of perfection when you can catch them...
Jun 1, 2024
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How basic can you get? Bread sauce
"Bread sauce: pure, holy, special, gentle, and kind." Ruby Lott-Lavigna/Vice (The version above is Easy bread sauce from James Martin,...
Jan 16, 2024
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It's summer - time for a warming bowl of soup!
"a soup with which to thaw a frozen soul." Nigel Slater Today is officially the first day of the Australian summer. In Gippsland -...
Dec 1, 2023
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Focaccia - very old and also new
"Of all the Mediterranean breads, focaccia (fugassa in the local dialect) - one of the great triumphs of Ligurian cooking - is the...
Nov 17, 2023
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The second time around
I tried to find an appropriate quote for this post, but although I found quotes about 'the second time around' they were almost all...
Aug 15, 2023
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Wee drams
Dram "a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink, especially whisky" Cambridge English Dictionary "A pour of alcohol. The amount is...
Jul 24, 2023
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Anchovies and breadcrumbs
"Parmesan of the poor" Sicilian saying Anchovies are one of those foods that people either love or hate. In this household we have one...
Jul 13, 2023
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Cornbread - I'm confused
"Everyone at least agrees that the best cornbread is made at home" Felicity Cloake "all cornbread is authentic, as long as it's good,...
May 30, 2023
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Smidgens
"Smidgen - a small amount of something." Oxford Languages Smidgens the chocolates Actually Smidgens are also an American chocolate...
May 15, 2023
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Specks
"Speck - a tiny patch or spot" Vocabulary.com Speck So these are not really specks - they are too big, but it is Speck with a capital S...
Apr 24, 2023
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Unhealthily delicious
"cooking honey with butter and chilli until bubbling makes the most glorious topping to put on a grilled cheese sandwich." Drizzle and...
Apr 9, 2023
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I began with scaccia and almost ended with quiche
"Essentially, what they all share is the principle that behind a perfectly ordinary piece of pastry that looks nothing special on the...
Mar 12, 2023
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