Category Archives: Mediterranean food

Je mange bien tous les jours ……a further episode in which the duck gets it.

Posted on April 6, 2013 by

Being born a duck is amongst the shortest straws to be drawn in the creation stakes. There you are, a handsome beast, or babe, with a cool beak, great coloured feathers, top swimmer, ace diver and aerobatic ace:  but, and … Continue reading →

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Always look on the bright side of rice…..

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

Billions of Christians across the world will be making the best of a Good Friday that was far from good for the main protagonist who was executed in the most grisly fashion for the good of mankind.  Looking at the … Continue reading →

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First taste of summer…

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

For three successive mornings we have woken to sun pouring in through the windows. But winter habits being hard to shake off, ask any monk, on my way back from buying bread, I stopped at Claude’s house to order some … Continue reading →

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Of cabbages and coings….

Posted on November 7, 2012 by

The quinces had been sitting around for too long. They were a gift, and although not equine, I felt that I should not be looking at them in the mouth. Is it only mad people who write proverbs? Many a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Art photography, Cheese, Cooking, Digital photography, Expectation, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Fruit, Humour, Manchego, Mediterranean food, Membrillo, Moro Restaurant and Cookbook, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Quince, Recipes, Retsina, Sam & Sam Clark, Spain, Spanish cookery, Still life, Tome de Montagne, Wine, Writing | Tagged , , , | 43 Comments

A handful of coques…..

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

The best laid plans …pointless to continue as I’ve laid as many brilliant plans as I have eggs. Brilliant planning is not in my remit. I am passing through this vale of tears flying by the seat of my pants … Continue reading →

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Algy’s gone and Al Fresco’s arrived….

Posted on July 26, 2012 by

It’s rush hour. It must be as I can just hear a motor bike in the distance over the deep silence that is the beginning of a summer’s day. This is the summer moment that I wait for throughout the … Continue reading →

Posted in Almonds, BBQ, Cheese, Cooking, Coulommiers, Digital photography, Fish, Flat parsley, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, French countryside, Fruit, Herbs and Spices, lifestyle, Mediterranean food, Nuts, peaches, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Pine Nuts, sardines, seafood, Writing | 37 Comments

The Goat of many colours that my mama gave to me…

Posted on July 12, 2012 by

I have just noticed that Tennessee produces some fine goat cheeses which leads me to surmise that it was Dolly’s original intention to sing her about her goat rather than the unfortunate fashion choice of her mother which resulted in … Continue reading →

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There is something very tempting about them…..

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

Let us consider the artichoke. There is something very tempting about them which conflicts with the something about them that is very annoying. They have such a decorative value that eating them is akin to pulling the petals off a … Continue reading →

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Whores razing or hearse raisin?

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

On the Saturday of last weekend the majority of the population of Great Britain gave a slice of their hard earned cash to a small body of professionals in the unlikely hope that it would be refunded with interest. This … Continue reading →

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A farewell to arms…well, the right one at least

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

I’ve started to notice the change in my shopping lists as winter has at last decided to enter from stage right. Butternut squash, celeriac, beetroot and parnsips are replacing tomatoes, fennel, peppers and aubergines in my selection of ingredients which … Continue reading →

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