Category Archives: Chicken

Chicken bricks and knighthood…

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

Both chicken bricks and knighthoods were on my mind as cleaned out the fire this morning. The former have all but disappeared from our lives and the latter are as common as ASBO’s  in Peckham and, seemingly, as easily earned. Had … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, Arrogance, Chicken, Cooking, Digital photography, Emotion, Excellence, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Humour, photography course, Photography holiday, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 45 Comments

Le Rouge et Le Noir… or the long and the short of it.

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

Gypsy has at last spared me a precious nanosecond in which to accomplish her portrait. She may well have fundamentalist leanings as her head is covered most of the time as it is buried in the ground digging for freedom … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Caviar, Chicken, Cooking, creme fraiche, Digital photography, Doggerel, Dogs, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Fruit, Humour, Lumpfish, Man's best friend, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Poodles, Still life, strawberries, tomatoes, Uncategorized, Writing | 32 Comments

Perfection lies in the details…trust me

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Punctuality is an admirable but non essential virtue. As a virtue it is not overly demanding in that it only requires accuracy in its employment. Amongst my friends there is one, a peer of the realm, who as a young … Continue reading →

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..and when the pie was opened

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

…I’m pleased to say that the birds did not begin to sing. Keeping five and twenty blackbirds alive, under pastry, in a hot oven would be enough of a challenge to convince Hercules that cleaning the Augean stables with his … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking, Chicken, Jamie Oliver, photography course, Writing | 21 Comments

To make a good soup, the pot must only simmer or “smile”.

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

The aftermath of an intimate family weekend filled with sunshine, forest walks and market visits reveals that I talked and drank too much whilst omitting to take any pictures of the multitude of good things that I cooked for our … Continue reading →

Posted in apples, Autumn, Chicken, Cooking, cous cous, desserts, Digital photography, Elizabeth David, family, food, Food and Photography, France, French countryside, goose fat, harmony, Herbs and Spices, lifestyle, meringues, Parmigiana Reggiano, roast potatoes, Soup, tagine, tart, Uncategorized, Vendee, Writing | 10 Comments

Je suis absolument “Hank Marvin” et je pourrait tuer pour un “Ruby Murray”

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

These are the words Parisian restaurateurs would be hearing if the rugby world cup was taking place in France. Ethnic food is the lifeblood of English cuisine. Take away, an apposite word indeed, the Indian, Chinese, Thai, Korean, Mexican, Italian, Spanish, Lebanese et al, … Continue reading →

Posted in Almonds, apricots, broad beans, Chick peas, Chicken, Cooking, Coriander, cous cous, couscous, family, Flat parsley, Food and Photography, France, friendship, green beans, harmony, Honey, lifestyle, Mediterranean food, Mme.Guinaudeau, MSG, new potatoes, olives, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, preserved lemons, Rabbit, ras al hanout, sea salt, tagine | 8 Comments