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South African malva pudding with coconut and rum

November 18, 2019 laura Leave a Comment

Malva pudding is a ubiquitous winter pudding in South Africa, filling the same kind of niche as sticky toffee pudding does here in England.  It was offered to us almost everywhere we ate when we visited last May, from Grahamstown to Cape Town, and … [Read more...]

Apricots, Coconut, Ingredients, Rum, Sweet, Travel South African recipes, warm puddings

Tuscan-style grape and walnut harvest bread — and a batch of grape jelly

October 20, 2019 laura Leave a Comment

We inherited a grape vine that has produced a few small clusters of grapes most years, which have mostly stayed hard and green, not even attractive to the birds.   Thanks to our extraordinary summer last year, we actually had a harvest of ripe, dark … [Read more...]

Autumn, Grapes, Ingredients, Recipes, Savory, Seasonal, Walnuts bread recipes, fruit recipes, Italian recipes, jam jelly and preserves

The British apple and its orchard heritage

October 5, 2019 laura 2 Comments

Listen to Laura's podcast of this food essay by clicking the arrow below:   In rural south New Jersey, where I mostly grew up, apple orchards surrounded us with miles of fruitfulness and roadside stands.  I remember the openness of the … [Read more...]

Apples, Articles, Ingredients Apple Days, Orchard habitats, Podcasts

The fall and rise of the tomato

August 21, 2019 laura Leave a Comment

Listen to Laura's podcast of this food essay by clicking the arrow below:   Summer has certainly been elusive this year, but it’s still summer.  Its exuberant harvest is glutting our fields and markets despite the weather’s ups and … [Read more...]

Articles, Places, Podcasts, Posts, Producers, Seasonal, Summer, Tomatoes crop diversity, Food Essays, food politics, Podcasts

Peanut butter oat cookies

August 9, 2019 laura Leave a Comment

These are very definitely a peanut butter cookie, but they are also a wheat free oatmeal cookie.   I experimented with my favourite peanut butter cookie recipe to make some for a friend who can't eat wheat, but can tolerate oats.  I discovered that … [Read more...]

Ingredients, Oats, oats, peanut butter, peanuts, Places, Posts, Recipes, Sweet biscuit recipes, cookie recipes

Mint sorbet

July 26, 2019 laura Leave a Comment

Phew, it's hotter than something that's really hot.  Cambridge reached 100F yesterday, and had the distinction of being the hottest place in the UK, on a day that had its own dubious distinction of being the hottest July day on record. It's a … [Read more...]

Ingredients, Lemon, Mint, Recipes, Seasonal, Summer, Sweet easy recipes, herb recipes, sorbet recipes

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What you will find here

Crumbs on the Table  is a food blog with tested recipes, and stories about food.  I aim to share the best recipes I know, and something of their context: the places they come from, … More

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Featured recipes

Napoli bream with pink peppercorns, coriander seeds and rosemary

Tuscan-style grape and walnut harvest bread

South African malva pudding with coconut and rum

Citrus jelly with passionfruit

Sweet potato quesadillas

Rhubarb sponge crumble

Asparagus and pea ravioli

Coffee crème caramel 

Apricot pie

Garlic soufflé

Fish with grilled cucumber

Baked gooseberry caramel pudding

Chocolate rose cake

Sicilian vanilla gelato

Celery, stilton and sage tart

Fresh coconut cake and cream pie

Duck legs braised with beans and herbs

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Chez Panisse almond tart

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Chocolate pots de crème

Peach and prosciutto panzanella

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Roast potato, chicken and bacon salad

Norwegian waffles

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Bong's chicken with artichokes

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I share with you here some of the cookbooks, blogs, food memoirs, and other culinary writings I have found most delicious, intriguing, and helpful over the years.  This … More

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