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Easter recipes: brunch baked eggs with chorizo, potato, tomato and spinach; and carrot cupcakes with a touch of whimsy

April 1, 2017 laura Leave a Comment

Easter brings out the child in me.  It was always the time when we five girls had a huge amount of fun with springtime ramblings, colouring Easter eggs, and of course waking up on Easter Sunday to our Easter baskets – no such thing in the States as … [Read more...]

Articles, Carrots, chorizo, cream cheese, Eggs, Ingredients, Posts, Potato, Recipes, Savory, Seasonal, spinach, Spring, Sweet, Tomatoes brunch recipes, cake recipes, Easter recipes

Celeriac and apple soup with stilton, and winter squash soda bread

January 10, 2017 laura Leave a Comment

January days so far in our part of England have been mild, grey dishwater days.  That is about to change, with a blast of the Arctic cold that has been freezing mainland Europe, even to the Greek islands.  The North East US is shivering, too, and … [Read more...]

Aleppo pepper, Celeriac, Ingredients, Posts, Recipes, Savory, Squash (winter) healthy recipes, quick bread, Sarah Raven. yeast-free bread, vegetarian recipes

Sweet potato quesadillas with all the fixings, and dairy-free coconut, pineapple and banana ice cream

January 1, 2017 laura Leave a Comment

I can’t remember a new year with such a collective question mark around it.  What will we make of this ‘uncertain’ year? I feel the need to embrace the culinary marvels of cultures and climates that bring so much to our plates that we can’t provide … [Read more...]

Articles, Avocado, Bananas, Coconut, Dragonfruit, Ingredients, Pineapple, Places, Posts, Recipes, Savory, Sweet, Sweet potato healthy recipes, Mexican recipes, vegan recipes, vegetarian recipes

Chicken braised in cider with buttered apples

December 17, 2016 laura 2 Comments

This is such a lovely dish I’ve chosen it for my seasonal offering to any readers who still have a meal to plan at this busy time of year and need some ideas, and perhaps more than anything, need an excuse to slow down.  Now, this is not a quick dish … [Read more...]

Apples, Autumn, Chicken, Creme fraiche, Ingredients, Places, Posts, Recipes, Savory, Seasonal, Uncategorized Calvados, French dishes, Madeleine Kamman, Normandy

Cranberry and orange streusel cake

December 8, 2016 laura 2 Comments

This cake makes a moist, festive and fresh-tasting treat for November and December when cranberries are in season and oranges are really good.  It has a lovely, fine crumb and isn't icky sweet.  The tartness of the cranberries provides a great … [Read more...]

Almonds, Autumn, Ingredients, Oranges, Posts, Recipes, Seasonal, Sweet, Winter brunch recipes, David Leibovitz recipes, orange extract, orange flower water

Finding time in the festive season

December 2, 2016 laura Leave a Comment

[This is one in a series of Crumbs on the Table columns published in Cambridge Magazine.  It includes recipes for a lightly curried Salmon Egg Gratin that's a do-ahead boon for lunch, brunch, dinner or as part of a holiday buffet; plus a whimsical … [Read more...]

Articles, Chocolate, Cream, Ginger, Ingredients, Places, Posts, Recipes, Salmon, Savory, Seasonal, Sweet, Winter cake recipes, casseroles, do ahead recipes, gluten free recipes, holiday 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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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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