It seems most of us have vivid memories of August and its edible treats, thanks no doubt to the power of school holidays. For me, a countryside childhood in hot climates instilled a fearsome respect for this month, which my peers and I cherished in … [Read more...]
Baked gooseberry caramel pudding: I thought I didn’t like gooseberries, but I really do after all
My father-in-law Neal grows gooseberries in his abundantly fruitful Derbyshire garden, and this year my curiosity overcame me and I accepted a good quantity at harvest-time, despite thinking I didn't like them. I now realise how much I've been … [Read more...]
Summer fruits: a decadent chocolate-raspberry brownie with white chocolate, and a lighter way with Pavlova
[This article was published in the July 2017 edition of Cambridge magazine). Summer fruits are irresistible. Who can look at all that colour and not want to come away with a little of this, a little of that, simply because it all looks so … [Read more...]
When it’s too hot to cook: easy ham-stuffed tomatoes
This may be England, but it's as hot here today as it ever got in a South Jersey summer in the days before air-conditioning. On days when it was too hot to labour in the kitchen, my mother used to make a delicious ham filling for tomatoes, picked … [Read more...]
Cook it with flowers: chocolate rose cake, and tips for making pretty salads
June is the month of longest days, of herbaceous borders, roses and elderflower, of picnics, garden teas, barbecues and al fresco drinks – any excuse to eat and imbibe outside while we can. Even on those inevitable rainy days (this is English … [Read more...]
Slow food trip to Le Marche, Italy
An aura of the pleasant life of days gone by seems to pervade the cooking of Le Marche, still unspoilt by modern whims of international fantasy, still based on the produce of the sea, the hills and the mountains. " Anna Del Conte, The Gastronomy of … [Read more...]
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