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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
One thing I have noticed recently is how much photographing food for this blog ends up dictating what I cook. On Tuesday I made a mushroom lasagne. It was extremely delicious. Like, really good. I have made this lasagne at least twice before. Why have I never blogged the recipe? Because it looks rather unattractive. … Continue reading »
Dear Americans – it is not often that a recipe has names in its title that are used so differently between the States and the UK. Jerusalem artichokes are sunchokes. Rocket is arugula. There is a wonderful all-organic, all-local greenmarket that is open on Saturdays just a few minutes walk from our new apartment. I really … Continue reading »
