Category Archives: Olive oil

” What is the matter with Mary Jane?

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

..and it’s lovely rice pudding for dinner again!” I knew from an early age what was the matter with Mary Jane. She, very wisely, fucking hated rice pudding from the first moment that her misguided English mother served her a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, Bad Habits, Broth, Childhood memories, Cooking, Digital photography, Excellence, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Humour, Italian food, MSG, Olive oil, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Recipes, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 36 Comments

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 →

Posted in 2013, Cheese, Cookery Writers, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Gennaro Contaldo, Humour, Italian food, lemons, Mediterranean food, Memory, Olive oil, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Recipes, Religion, Ricotta, Risotto with lemon and ricotta, Thyme, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 31 Comments

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 →

Posted in 2013, anchovies, Breakfast, capers, Digital photography, Excellence, Farming, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, French countryside, Garden, harmony, Health, Les Saints de Glace, Mediterranean food, Olive oil, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, summer, Sunday, Sunday breakfast, Toast, tomatoes, Uncategorized, Vendee, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 38 Comments

Je mange bien tous les jours – a second bite..

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

As promised, here are another week’s recipes from Laurence Méry-Clark’s self published book “Je mange bien tous les jours”. In a world of allergies and picky eaters at one extreme and the fastidious fine diners at the other, Laurence is … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, Broth, Calamari, Cheese, Cookery Writers, Cooking, Creme Caramel, desserts, Digital photography, Eggs, Fish, Gravadlax, Hamburger, Herbs and Spices, Kitchens, Laurence Mery-Clark, lifestyle, Meat, mushrooms, Olive oil, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Recipes, Ricotta, seafood, Shopping, sole, Sunday, tomatoes, Vegetables, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 35 Comments

Fire up the de Lorean….

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

We arrived home without the expected three explosive flashes that accompany the moment of return from voyages back to the future. The sharp intake of breath as we entered our glacial stone house created more of a whimper than a bang. … Continue reading →

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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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Tagine recipe that I forgot to post,,,,

Posted on June 16, 2012 by

The key to a tagine, in my view, is the Chermoula. If possible make it the day before, marinade whatever meat you’re using in the chermoula in the morning and give it a first cooking that evening so that the … Continue reading →

Posted in broad beans, Chermoula, Chick peas, chillies, Cooking, Coriander, cous cous, couscous, Digital photography, Flat parsley, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Honey, Meat, Mint, Olive oil, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, preserved lemons, ras al hanout, Recipes, sweet paprika, tagine, Tagine, tomatoes, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged , | 32 Comments

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 →

Posted in Basil, Cheese, Cooking, Digital photography, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Mediterranean food, Olive oil, Parmigiana Reggiano, Pesto, photography course, Photography holiday, Pine Nuts, Pistou, Robert Freson, summer, walnuts, Writing | Tagged , , , , | 30 Comments