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When it’s too hot to cook: easy ham-stuffed tomatoes

June 16, 2017 laura Leave a Comment

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...]

Ham (and ham hock), Ingredients, Recipes, Savory, Seasonal, Summer, Tomatoes al fresco dining, easy, no-cook recipes, picnic food

A Maytime menu to cook together: asparagus and pea ravioli, and coffee crème caramel

May 1, 2017 laura Leave a Comment

May: the landscape is never so alive with growth as it is now, life pushing ahead, making more of itself. It renews us too: our love for life and each other, our desire to connect with all this radiance.  A friend was telling me recently as we … [Read more...]

Articles, Asparagus, Cheese, Eggs, Ingredients, Lemon, Mint, Parmesan, Peas, Ricotta, Savory, Seasonal, Spring, Sweet custard desserts, family recipes, Italian recipes, pasta recipes, vegetarian recipes

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

Shepherd’s pie step-by-step

March 8, 2017 laura Leave a Comment

My recipe for this comforting family dish of lamb and vegetables topped with mashed potatoes is offered here by request, with step-by-step instructions.  Simple and familiar as it is, it proved very popular recently with family of all ages for being … [Read more...]

Carrots, Ingredients, Lamb, Mint, Parmesan, Parsnip, Peas, Potato, Savory, Thyme casseroles, Classic British recipes, do ahead 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

Greek-style prawns with tomato and feta, and salted caramel coeur à la crème with raspberry caramel sauce

February 1, 2017 laura 2 Comments

I witnessed an interaction recently that made me think about love.  I happened to be spending some time in a hospital waiting room with a number of quiet strangers, when a young man with blue hair sat down next to a man of advanced years and handed … [Read more...]

Aleppo pepper, Articles, Ingredients, Prawns/shrimp, Recipes, Savory, Sweet easy recipes, fruit dessert recipes, Valentine's 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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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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Roast potato, chicken and bacon salad

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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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