Food Weekend Guide
It smells like spring, finally. It was so nice to walk down Fulham Road last night past the blooming roses, mimosas and cherry trees. I…
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Childhood recipes: plushki or sweet buns
I feel like I’ve achieved something close to the holy grail and that means that I have finally, after 25 years, acquired my aunt’s famous…
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Photos from the International Chocolate Festival – Obidos, Portugal
My friend Elena sent me these pictures from a really serious chocolate festival in Portugal. Enjoy! This is good for scale reference! Fresh strawberries with…
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Sorrel salads or salads with sorrel
Two ideas for sorrel salads for you today, hope you stocked up at the markets over the weekend! Spinach and sorrel salad with blackcurrant dressing…
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Food Weekend Guide
Happy Easter weekend! Also known as the weekend when it is okay to eat a lot of egg and bunny-shaped chocolate. There are plenty of…
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Bagels: New York or Montreal? Leah’s guest post
One of my food peeves is that you can’t really find proper bagels in London. But the thing is, everyone seems to think proper bagels…
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Ingredient of the month: Sorrel
As of last night, there was still a three-way tie in the poll, so here is my pick for ingredient of the month: green and…
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Pronouncing wine names
I love this article from SFoodie from the ‘Don’t Sound Like a Tool’ series on how to pronounce Rhone Varientals (important clarification – in English). Don’t…
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Turkey escalopes
I can’t say that I really like turkey very much. I appreciate the tradition, but it’s not my choice as ‘the bird to roast’ the…
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Chocolate festival
This past weekend we stopped by the chocolate festival held in the quad behind Royal Festival Hall. The weather started off being really nice and…
