For most people there are milestones of ‘food freedom’ dotted throughout their lives. You move from having all your food provided by (and all your eating practices dictated by) your parents, to experiencing the first time you find yourself with money on the way home from school, and no one to stop you from spending … Continue reading »
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Food Writing Worth Reading
About a month ago I read an article in the New Yorker that left me thinking: I want to be a ‘proper’ food writer. It was a review of British food writer and historian Bee Wilson’s book “Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat”, a study of how the food we … Continue reading »
Hangover Spaghetti
Ok – I have never actually made this while hung over. But whenever I make it, it strikes me as exactly the meal I should make if I were. Like probably all of you, I have a very intricate system of bookmarking, particularly when it comes to online recipes that I want to try out. … Continue reading »
Garlicky Red Cabbage and Walnut Pita
This is the trouble with trying to eat what is in season – you make something new, you like it, you want to make more, and you have already missed the window for your main ingredient being in season. Three weeks ago I had more red cabbage than I knew what to do with. In … Continue reading »
Spicy Sesame Kale Chips
If you have ever resolved to eat more vegetables (or to have a largely vegetable-based diet) you will know that one of the great problems is that vegetables tend to go off very quickly. They certainly can’t outlive frozen ready-meals and boxes of mac and cheese, but just eggs and cheese will well outlast a … Continue reading »
Gruyère-Stuffed Carrot Croquettes
This is another recipe from the fantastic Silver Spoon cookbook. It is perfect for winter – carrots are in season (and very cheap) at the moment, and if it is cold and grey you want something warm and rich, preferably stuffed with melted cheese. The carrots we picked up from our local greenmarket are the … Continue reading »