Dear Kind Readers of Crumbs on the Table, Wherever you are in the world, and however you celebrate, I hope this season brings you peace and joys. I'm sharing a food essay I wrote to celebrate the food and atmosphere of Christmas. I've included … [Read more...]
Bonfire Night: food cooked over fire
Listen to Laura's podcast of this food essay by clicking the arrow below: When I first came to England many years ago, I confess to finding Bonfire Night, with its typically drizzly fireworks and cold burgers on soggy fields -- not … [Read more...]
Primula vulgaris: a common treasure
My English country garden is more abundant with the native, pale yellow primrose this year than I have ever known it. Suddenly the insignificant volunteer seedlings I half-remember seeing in unpromising places have plumped into blooming clumps that … [Read more...]
Eggs: a big story for a simple food
Freshness in eggs is the number one criterion for taste, but feed and breed are also important. Eggs are not to be taken for granted. A good one is to be treasured, a chest of gold... And a very good one is much harder to find than it should be. … [Read more...]