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Gennaro's Verdure
"Each plate is an emotion. In the mind of a cook there are thousands of recipes, every time you change it a little bit." Gennaro...
19 hours ago
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The seasonal divide
"I momentarily forgot that not all Spring celebrations are about Easter, that, for many, Easter isn’t a thing at all, and that not all...
Apr 23
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The problems with first recipes
"Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something." Henry...
Apr 15
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A marginally disappointing purchase
"With stunning location and food photography throughout, Danube is your passport to a world of flavours, stories and traditions that will...
Mar 29
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Asparagus in Hong Kong
"I can get quite excited in Hong Kong when I am served a dish of crisp asparagus that is tinged with sesame oil." Madhur Jaffrey And...
Mar 7
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Good cooking every day - possible?
"I think the key is just finding joy in it." StolenCamaro/reddit Well first of all define cooking. I just read an interview with the...
Jan 19
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From Mrs. Beeton to ...?
"Had people ever lived like this, my suburban mind wondered. Somewhere, might they still be doing so?" Julian Barnes I shall begin this...
Dec 18, 2024
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The heritage of Australia's Ottolenghi
"And this, I think, is the key: whatever the motivations for wanting to change one's diet, for us, first and foremost, food has to be...
Nov 29, 2024
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Nigel and Jonathan's onions
"There is no point in hurrying an onion – other than those you dip into batter and dunk into bubbling oil. They need time." Nigel Slater...
Nov 10, 2024
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Forever summer with Nigella
"Summer food, even when eaten in deepest winter, contains within it the idea of simple cooking." Nigella Lawson This is one of the two...
Oct 26, 2024
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The frustrations of lucky dips
“I tell my students there is such a thing as ‘writer’s block,’ and they should respect it. It’s blocked because it ought to be blocked,...
Sep 24, 2024
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'Eat' - marmalade chicken
"I refer to this book so often, it rarely makes it to a shelf and is usually found laying on a table peppered with random pieces...
Sep 21, 2024
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Collectors and/or creators
"it’s about familiarising yourself with ingredients and understanding flavours." Alex Hely Hutchinson There are so many things that you...
Sep 20, 2024
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Comfort - a moveable feast
"the ability of a dish to be nostalgic and novel at once - that's at the heart of our interpretation of comfort. In this book we offer...
Sep 10, 2024
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The most wonderful book
"Everything is made to seem so easy – it turns out it is." Caroline Taylor/All That I'm Eating Around the time of my birthday I was in my...
Jul 30, 2024
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My kitchen bit by bit - 2
"Anything can be a lodestar in a person's life, I suppose, and for some fortunates like me, the kitchen serves well." MFK Fisher Which...
Jul 23, 2024
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Rambling around osso buco
“the meat soft as the leg of an angel who has lived a purely airborne existence.” Billy Collins This post is all down to a first recipe...
Jul 21, 2024
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So many talents - it's not fair
"You sort of get closer to perfection with each failed attempt" Nik Sharma Nik Sharma is the man in the photo and author of three...
Jul 19, 2024
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A decor book
"It's not just what's inside them that counts – books are also the underrated heroes of home décor." Bed Threads This is my next Lucky...
Jul 3, 2024
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My kitchen bit by bit - 1
"We see books as features and magazines as accents" Foxy Home Staging Yes I know, I'm devising yet another series to explore in my blog...
Jul 2, 2024
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