Monthly Archives: October 2010

By flowers I mean the blossoms that sprout off the very humble vegetable known as “courgette” in France and Britain and “zucchina” in Italy and in the US.   They flower in late Spring and are usually out of season by … Continue reading →

Traditionally, fish (as in fresh fish and as opposed to meat) has been eaten in Italy especially on Tuesdays and Fridays. I don’t know what got into me today, maybe it’s because the empty-nest syndrome is playing hide and seek … Continue reading →

So … Monday late morning, almost lunch time,  and I’m fighting shy of a foul mood on account of the foul weather and realise there are going to be 4 of us for lunch today.  I do not normally “do” … Continue reading →

While the lamb was braising away, with its lid on, I cut up 4 artichokes … which are no big deal this time of year … even so, I love them.  I took the outer leaves off and sliced each … Continue reading →

An article describing the rising popularity of Roman food in Manhattan restaurants came out in January this year in the New York Times but, typical of my distaste for haste, I only read it yesterday (over the internet) and quite … Continue reading →

So … what do you do when you invite girlfriends over for supper at the last minute (even beyond last minute notice?) … carrot and pumpkin soup (in the trusty pressure cooker), brick chicken (without the benefit of a brick, … Continue reading →

A television chef on the Gambero Rosso channel let slip the fact that sparkling water is just the thing when having to contend with the problem of fruit and veg turning black, i.e. oxidising, once peeled.  Put them in sparkling … Continue reading →

Cuscus didn’t enter into my life until rather late … on a visit to Tunisia staying with a best friend and her family six years ago and I just fell in love.  I had always presumed cuscus to be “typical” … Continue reading →