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- Jun 7
Lemon curd - sweet or savoury?
"The best lemon curd is the colour of the sun" Nigel Slater I made some lemon curd the other day. Not something I do on a regular basis...
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- May 6
Tasters
"Taster - a small quantity or brief experience of something, intended as a sample" Oxford Languages I actually wasn't going to do a post...
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- Apr 2
Psarasoupa me avgolemono
"Avgolemono is just so important to Greeks. But maybe it's even more important to Greeks who've left Greece." Simon Gloftis I haven't...
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- Feb 21
Seriously easy
"This basil scented dish is simply delicious, there’s not really much more I can say than that. Whether you are making it for you, or...
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- Oct 7, 2022
The evolution of preserved lemons
"Preserved lemons are not great if you have a short attention span." T. Susan Chang/NPR Kitchen Window I have bookmarked this rather...
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- Apr 14, 2022
Scraps
"Winging it with what's to hand can be so liberating - flinging in this or that with the joyful abandon that comes from not trying too...
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- Mar 17, 2022
A mixed bag
"Definition: If you describe a situation or a group of things or people as a mixed bag, you mean that it contains some good items,...
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- Mar 13, 2022
Another lemon tart trauma
"Things taste so much better once you've forgotten the effort of baking them." Lucy Ellmann, Ducks Newburyport During conversation over...
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- Sep 3, 2021
When you're out of ideas
"food matters more than ever in these times. Here is warmth, goodness and punctuation.” Rachel Cooke - The Guardian The COVID blues are...
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- Aug 26, 2021
Preserved lemons - a first recipe
"Pluck one from the jar, rinse it off, and add it to everything that calls for lemon – and everything that doesn't," Clara Ines...
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- Jun 30, 2021
Fruit curds
"I’d like to remind you that there is no reason why it can’t be eaten, as is, with a spoon." Lauren Joseph - Epicurious This is my...
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- Mar 27, 2021
Some more weekend oddments
"Make everyday your weekend. Make everyday a play-day …” James A. Murphy It's the weekend again and again I find myself searching for...
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- Mar 22, 2021
My attempt at the Roux brothers' lemon tart
"This is not a typical lemon tart you will find in a cafe. This is a tower of perfect lemon curd sitting upright, barely able to hold...
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- Mar 3, 2021
Lucky dip - Avgolemeno - soup or sauce?
"This vibrant lemon and egg soup may cause you to weep with joy upon mastery." Meghan Splawn - Kitchn Like I said the other day, summer...
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