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Lemon peel
"when the whole kitchen is filled with the scent of grated citrus the effect is startling. Slightly steamy, warm and bitingly fresh –...
Jan 26


Burnt lemons
"The juice will enhance almost anything you can squeeze it over." Nigel Slater Scorched, burnt, charred, grilled, fried, roasted - take...
Sep 14, 2024


Olio
Olio: "A dish of many ingredients" Dictionary.com "a miscellaneous mixture" Merriam Webster Dictionary I confess I thought 'olio'...
Sep 12, 2024


Why don't I cook pancakes more often?
"Its surface is the softest canary yellow evenly dimpled with pale gold. Its edges are as frilly as old French lace. It is so delicate...
Aug 2, 2024


A lucky dip, a website, lamb and avgolemono
"Avgolemono is just so important to Greeks. But maybe it’s even more important to Greeks who’ve left Greece." Simon Glofit So it began...
Apr 11, 2024


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...
Jun 7, 2023


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...
May 6, 2023


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...
Apr 2, 2023


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...
Feb 21, 2023


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...
Oct 7, 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...
Apr 14, 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,...
Mar 17, 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...
Mar 13, 2022


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...
Sep 3, 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...
Aug 26, 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...
Jun 30, 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...
Mar 27, 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...
Mar 22, 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...
Mar 3, 2021