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Rhubarb smoothie and rhubarb crumble muffins

April 29, 2018 laura Leave a Comment

Rhubarb is not just for crumble. It makes a great morning treat, too.  At this time of year, when the field-grown rhubarb is reaching its peak, rhubarb's infinite baking potential is nicely exploited with these crumble muffins; and the smoothie makes … [Read more...]

Ginger, Ingredients, Rhubarb, Spring, Strawberries, Sweet breakfast recipes, easy recipes

Lamb and gammon broth with vegetables and herb dumplings, and rhubarb sponge crumble

March 1, 2017 laura Leave a Comment

March brings that antsy feeling, when we’re tired of winter, but it’s not quite finished with us. The signs of spring are getting bolder, but there are days when the lambs look a little cold in their new fleeces, and a late frost could still play … [Read more...]

Almonds, Articles, Ham (and ham hock), Ingredients, Lamb, Leek, Recipes, Rhubarb, Savory, Sweet, Turnip comfort food, fruit desserts, one-pot meals

Cambridge in March: English asparagus and rhubarb

March 18, 2016 laura Leave a Comment

Skip to recipes This has been one confused winter: daffodils rehearsing in December, snowdrops extending their run into March, then actual  snow just as the daffs get into full costume.  It’s as though winter had stage-fright and only roused itself … [Read more...]

Articles, Asparagus, Edible flowers, Eggs, Ingredients, Places, Posts, Producers, Recipes, Rhubarb, Salmon, Savory, Spring, Summer, Sweet Cambridge Asparagus, Easter recipes, easy, fruit dessert recipes, immersion blender stick mayonnaise, Land Settlements scheme, meringues

A progression of rhubarb

April 10, 2015 laura 2 Comments

Our colder than usual March here in East Anglia was good for primroses and daffodils, but the rhubarb on my village allotment used it as an excuse to tarry in hibernation.  Where I would normally be harvesting the first stalks by now, I turn in … [Read more...]

Cream, Ingredients, Places, Posts, Recipes, Rhubarb, Seasonal, Spring, Sweet Alice Waters, Beatrix Potter, food in literature, fruit desserts, gelatin desserts, Yorkshire

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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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

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Roast potato, chicken and bacon salad

Norwegian waffles

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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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