How To Cook Baby Turnips, A Historical Fact, A Random Thought, And Three Ideas
"It augmentith the seed of man and provoketh carnel lust"
-Sir Thomas Elliot on turnips, 1539
Normal turnips, in my view, really...
June
Fabulous Fantastical Frisée Salad
May and June are the months for frisée – but this salad works just as well with mixed leaves – and because of the apple it goes well with po...
What Food Is In Season In June?
This month the fashionable social events continue with horse racing on Derby Day and at Royal Ascot (which means picnics) and tennis at Wimb...
July
What Food Is In Season In July?
The fruit bonanza begins! Peaches, nectarines, currants - black, white, red, rose....greengages, plums and tayberries. The outrageous courge...
Music To Cook To In July
Music to cook to in July is all about gardens, and sunshine, and being outside.To get you in the mood you could listen to Beethoven's sy...
Recipes and menus for July
"The colour of July is gold. Gold now are the barley fields which cover much of Norfolk. Gold in the sheltered eyes of hares, the clambering...
August
Hot and Cold Passionate Salad of Cucumber, Artichokes and Asparagus
I got the idea for cooking the cucumber and coating it in a yoghurt and mayonnaise sauce from Lesley Blanch’s classic, Round the World in Ei...
Music To Cook to in August – Beach Boys, Corrine Bailey Rae, Kevin Kline, Rimsky-Korsakov, Handel…. eclectic in the extreme
Music to cook by in August is all about the beach, the sea (blue....), and just lazing around in general.So, feeling lazy? Just buy the ...
Indian-accented Corn On The Cob
"My intention was to go back to the Canyon for sunset when it is apparently even more spectacular with all the red condoms glowing in the l...