If you are a fan of the edible rose geranium, as I am, this is a beautiful cake with a herbal, floral note, supported by Cognac and the flavour of good butter and eggs. The leaves of this scented pelargonium add prettiness and a complex flavour. … [Read more...]
Autumn leaves
This has been the most colourful October I've seen in England for years. We've been blessed with generous sun this month after a wet September, and it has burnished our autumn palette with gold. My edible-flower and salad garden, newly planted … [Read more...]
The pleasures of the plum: a season in review
This summer has enlightened me on plums. Never before have I seen or tasted such a diversity as I have this year, having made the discovery of the Manning family farm in Willingham, Cambridgeshire, where 35 varieties are grown. They also, to my … [Read more...]
The humble onion and other September treasures
[This article celebrating September's bounty was also published as a column in Weekend, the Saturday supplement of the Cambridge News. It features recipes for Alsatian onion tarte flambé, and an apple or sweet wine sabayon that dresses up autumn … [Read more...]
Peach cobbler: in search of a lost recipe
The worst summer job I had as a teenager was as a "roller girl" at a small peach-packing plant in rural south Jersey. It made a change from waitressing, but it was hellishly hot, hard labour, and we girls of the rollers were constantly covered in … [Read more...]
Late-summer recipes
Skip to recipes The dog days are passed, but we hope for one or two last barks. We know it’s coming, but we’re not yet ready to hand over to autumn. No need, just yet, for summer’s exuberance is still here in the late-summer harvest that is … [Read more...]
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