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Pears of Granite

2008-06-06T19:22:23Z

Eddie Izzard was right. Pears really are "gorgeous little beasts", although I have severe doubts about whether I will actually get to eat one this year. I love citrus fruits and berries but I don't normally buy apples, pears and the like becau...

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Wild Asparagus

2008-05-13T18:12:44Z

It's asparagus season. I know it must be because you couldn't move for special asparagus menus in restaurants in Berlin last week. I like asparagus a lot and try to make good use of it in season. I used to buy a lot of 'baby' asparagus spears an...

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Can't cook, will eat

2008-04-27T02:34:30Z

I don't have a kitchen to cook in at the moment, so I bought a different set of foods than I would normally choose at the Santa Monica farmers' market, this morning. As I've said, the really good ingredients don't need much in the way of cooking...

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Looking forward to pea dumplings

2008-04-24T13:01:52Z

I'm not normally a big fan of dumplings. Possibly because I look a little bit like one and possibly because I'm always a bit wary of any kind of food that comes with a 'wrapping' or sauce. Surely, if the ingredients are good, there's no need to co...

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Last of the cold weather alliums

2008-04-12T16:57:12Z

I love alliums. Leeks, onions, shallots, scallions and garlic; I love love them all. So, much as I'm happy to see that spring weather is arriving, I miss the hearty allium bases to soups, stews and roasts in the warmer months. So today I made my f...

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Mjukt Tunnbröd med Råg. Mmmmmmm

2008-03-17T20:32:38Z

It's that part of the year when the US has moved from winter time to summer time and Europe hasn't. That means my regular evening call is an hour earlier than normal and so I'm a little more rushed in the evening. So rather than shop for raw cooki...

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Cup of Tea Cake

2008-03-09T17:59:01Z

When I was a child, my mum used to make a fantastic cake that I called "Cup of Tea Cake" because it's made with a cup of tea. When I visited her in London last weekend she had made one of those cakes for a tea party she hosted. She sent me the rec...

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I'm sorry, I have a cold

2008-03-08T11:33:17Z

Despite copious amounts of Emergen-C in the last few days I have a cold. When I woke up today, my nose felt drier than a box of tinder, although that changed as soon as I'd had another glass of Emergen-C. I looked in my fridge and realised I ver...

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Garlic and Cheese Omelette

2008-02-24T18:07:59Z

I had the idea of adding gently simmered garlic to an omelette earlier today.I thought the softened tones of slowly cooked garlic would work really well with the eggs and cheese. I can report that it was great. Probably not suitable for breakfast...

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Five a day

2008-02-12T17:52:12Z

As I waited to pay for my groceries this evening, I noticed that the young girl in front of me was just buying six bars of dark, organic chocolate. You go girl! Chocolate is made from beans and so 100g of chocolate presumably counts as one of your...

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