We’re having some really crap weather here in England.
It seems to have been rainy, windy and dark most of the time since before Christmas. Occasionally the sun punches through for a while to reveal some gorgeous skies, but mainly it’s been grey and cold and miserable for days on end.
So not so good for […]
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Just the best way to end a wet and windswept walk - stumble across a place selling freshly caught Shrimp and Crabs from the beach you just walked. Take home. Prepare. Eat. Recipe courtesy of Rick Stein.
1 pint of cooked Shrimps
100g Butter
Generous pinch of Mace
Pinch of Cayenne Pepper
Freshly grated Nutmeg
Brown bread
Lemon Wedges
Peel your shrimps. This […]
Direct from New York, a box of chocs from my favourite vendor of legal Endorphin highs.
These are from the Italian Collection and mix chocolate with Olive Oil, Taleggio cheese (really), Tuscan Fennel Pollen (whatev-a), Balsamic Vinegar and Sicilian Sea Salt. Very poncy, and I dare not even think of the carbon footprint.
Never had […]
My way, refined over about 10 years.
Feeds: 2 for a slap up lunch
Needs: one tin of chopped Italian tomatoes, one tin of anchovy fillets, a handful of dry black olives, one medium onion, 3-4 cloves of garlic, a few fresh basil leaves, small handful of salted capers washed and dried, 2-3 dried red chillis, […]
Hot on the heels of Topshop.com comes a brand new site for BBC Good Food Magazine. “So good you want to lick the screen” is how one user described it, and I couldn’t agree more.
