It’s extremely windy on the East Coast of Yorkshire at the moment, splintered and broken trees are littering the road like demented ninepins and it’s very, very dark. I am feeling in need of ‘comfort’ food, and decided to have a look through my books and on the computer. What to have for tonight’s meal? What’s […]
In my quest for recipes using Chestnuts from the Sweet Chestnut tree, I came across this Chestnut and Butternut Squash recipe from the Good Food magazine. It ticks all the boxes, as far as I’m concerned, as I’m researching and stockpiling as many recipes as I can for when my Sweet Chestnut tree hopefully produces […]
Take an unknown kitchen, quite small, that Erik and myself are just getting used to. A fire alarm about 3 feet away from the kitchen in the hall. And a sudden mad wish of mine to chargrill a juicy, very thick slab of the best Rib-Eye steak, to eat in the Italian way. ‘Tagliata di […]
Recipe Melanzane alla Parmigiana – (Sliced Aubergines, layered between crushed tomatoes, basil and mozzarella and finished off with grated Parmesan or Pecorino Cheese then baked in the oven) I confess that this is a mixture of my own recipe, Valentina Harris’ recipe and one of Jamie Oliver’s recipe. I choose not to salt and drain […]
Chard Gratin Recipe Chard (or Swiss Chard) is so easy to grow, and comes in rainbow colours, stunning shocking pink, crimson, bright yellow, orange or dark emerald green. It can survive a freezing winter, and looks amazing in a garden tub – all you do is pick off the good outer leaves to cook, then lo […]
Roasted Tomato & Garlic Soup with Parmesan Recipe The Roasted Tomato & Garlic Soup with Parmesan Recipe is taken from The Mediterranean Olive Oil Cookbook by Filippo Berio (still available from Amazon UK for the princely sum of £0.01). A much-thumbed and oil-splattered cookbook in my kitchen, used still with great affection. I have already included my […]
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