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...]
Madeleine Kamman’s Profiteroles Pontresina
Madeleine Kamman -- French chef, author and cookery teacher -- is acclaimed for her superb recipes, many of which you won't find elsewhere, and for her beautiful prose. Both celebrate the food French women have cooked in the home, giving it due … [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...]
Slumped dumplings, and other lessons from the kitchen
Knowing how to recover when things don't go to plan is a useful skill in the kitchen, as it is in life. Sometimes it’s a matter of routine: slowing down the vegetables because the meat needs longer, correcting the balance of a dressing or sauce, … [Read more...]