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Category Archives: 2015
Mo-o-O-O-R-E!!
I was surprised to see how easily the Christmas spirit was able to override my foolproof anti obesity device.
a €hristmas Calor…..
A €hristmas Calor defines the fear of that moment of realisation that there is no spare gas bottle when the flame splutters and dies half way through the ritual destruction of salmonella, and all her bacterial chums, thus ensuring that your €hristmas goose … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Christmas, Digital photography, Humour, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Christmas, clear thinking, curmudgeon, digital photography, Food photographer, France, Humbug, Humour, Photography, social networking, writing
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a taste of 2016….perhaps..
Something has stirred in the forest, still faint, but definitely stirring. The forest in question is the tangled thicket of my thoughts into which a seed has fallen and taken root. If it grows and thrives I shall tell you more … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, beef, clay oven, Cookery School in France, Cuisine bourgeoise, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, French countryside, gigot, Meat, Photography, pizza oven, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged clay oven, clear thinking, cooking, cooking in the open air, cote de boeuf, delicious confection, digital photography, food, Food photographer, France, Gigot, natural beauty, outdoors, palate, Photography, Pizza oven, social networking, wood fired oven, writing
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Poule A or Poule..?
A glaring misjudgment that I made early in our life here in France remains, annoyingly, as fresh in the minds of those who witnessed it as on the day of my gaffe. With the best of naive intentions I bought a fresh chicken from … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Chicken, Cooking, Cuisine bourgeoise, Digital photography, Expectation, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Herbs and Spices, Humour, Photographic Prints, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged boiling fowl, clear thinking, cooking, delicious confection, digital photography, disappointment, food, Food photographer, France, Humour, mouthwatering flavour, Photography, Roast chicken, social networking, writing
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cross dressing….
Happily, we have not only passed the age when Victorian modesty demanded a frilly covering for naked table legs, but also the more recent era when ” nicely brought up ” folk would protect delicate sensibilities from the disagreeable sight of a pristine roll of lavatory paper … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Cuisine bourgeoise, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Honey, Humour, hypocrisy, Olive oil, Photographic Prints, Photography, Salad, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Armitage Shanks, clear thinking, cooking, delicious confection, digital photography, dressing, dressing down, dressing on the right, Dressing up, Duke of York, food, Food photographer, Humour, lavatory roll covers, palate, Salad, salad cream, simple logic, social networking, vinaigrette, writing
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another cake moment….
Today I discovered, which is to say, saw for the first time, the food paintings of Wayne Thiebaud. I can’t imagine how I haven’t known about his work before as the his imagery, for me, is utterly captivating. It makes … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Art photography, Baking, cup cake, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Photographic Prints, Writing
Tagged baking, clear thinking, digital photography, food, Food photographer, paintings of food, Photography, social networking, Wayne Thiebaud, writing
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grumpy santa’s golden balls….
Being that we are, if not renowned, at least known for our minimalist Christmas decorations which, were it not for our grandchildren could easily descend to many degrees below minimal, you can imagine my surprise when I was, this very … Continue reading
I’ll be the judge of that…
Taste is everything in the world of food and drink. Outside of that realm it is nothing. Good taste does not predicate tasting good which is why the discernment between good or bad taste rests in the eyes of the beholder whilst the … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Cooking, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Humour, Photography, turnip, Uncategorized
Tagged bad taste, Baldrick, clear thinking, cookery books, digital photography, food, Food photographer, good taste, Humour, natural beauty, nature, Photography, writing
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a cake named Roger….
My mother once had a Pekinese dog whose given name was Brownie. As she did not have a memory for names she may well not have known that. I’m not sure whether this was because her mind was full of other much … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Baking, Brownies, Brownies, Childhood, Childhood memories, Chocolate, Cooking, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Garden, Humour, Illusion, Photographic Prints, Photography, Reality, Recipes, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged baking, clear thinking, cookery books, cooking, delicious confection, digital photography, food, Food photographer, Humour, palate, Photography, recipe, social networking, writing
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Food, Photography & France 