Category Archives: Caroline Conran

on doing one’s duty …

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Food,Photography & France

  Whenever I hear of duty and the honour bestowed on those who, when called to it, perform it without question, I am whisked back to a much earlier time when, early each morning, I was to be found perched on a … Continue reading →

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Dinner for one….

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Food,Photography & France

This morning, during the daily meeting with myself in the shaving mirror, it occurred to me that I have many more failings than I have hairs on my head. With age comes an acceptance of failings and I take full … Continue reading →

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A puree of Gorgons’ heads…

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Food,Photography & France

“Cheap” is a much maligned word. Cheap skate, cheap shot, dirt cheap and on the cheap are terms that denigrate, that define something or someone as less than it or they should be. In our wealth driven society a divide has appeared. … Continue reading →

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Nobody hears an apple scream…..

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Food,Photography & France

Had the Swiss version of apple ducking taken place in the present “caring” climate, William Tell’s son would have been whisked away by Social Services before you could say “Please, Daddy, stop firing arrows at my head”. The Swiss, with … Continue reading →

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Cool Prawn Cocktail garnished with bile from an overheated mind

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Food,Photography & France

How is it that the best minds of cookery stay quietly in the wings, while the tawdry collection of “Has Britain got talented chefs” TV programmes clearly demonstrate that it hasn’t? The names of Alistair Little, Simon Hopkinson, Bruce Poole, … Continue reading →

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Green issues…..is it cricket?

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Food,Photography & France

This incredible little chap was rescued from a certain watery grave by Jenny, call me Hasselhof, my wife. In comparison to her constant vigilance for insects in danger of drowning in the pool or falling off a leaf,  St Francis … Continue reading →

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