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6 days ago
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...
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Nov 10
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...
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Oct 26
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...
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Sep 24
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,...
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Sep 21
'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...
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Sep 20
Collectors and/or creators
"it’s about familiarising yourself with ingredients and understanding flavours." Alex Hely Hutchinson There are so many things that you...
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Sep 10
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...
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Jul 30
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...
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Jul 23
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...
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Jul 21
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...
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Jul 19
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...
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Jul 3
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...
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Jul 2
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...
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Jun 25
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...
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Jun 7
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...
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Jun 5
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...
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May 15
Persuasion
"This would be a recipe to convert anyone who thinks celery is boring." Bee Wilson Well if you can persuade them to try it in the first...
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May 7
First recipe impact - is it why we buy?
"without naming names, I find that many miss out on the opportunity to sell the casual reader by making your first recipe absolutely...
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Apr 25
Desi or dépaysé - inventing comfort food
"Being the child of an immigrant has its own issues because your identity is so torn." Afreena Islam "Desi: a person of birth or descent...
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Apr 2
Nik Sharma - a new Ottolenghi?
"The goal with recipe writing – and I think this rings true for anyone who works in the food world – is to drive people to try new...
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