Category Archives: Cooking

The Elusive….you know ….the thing….

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Food,Photography & France

Over the last few days I have been trying to remember a word that forever slips my mind. To suggest that it is but one word that forever slips my mind would be an…another word which jostles for space in … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020, Cooking, Digital photography, Eggs, food, Food and Photography, Recipes, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Mental Arithmetic……

Posted on August 3, 2019 by Food,Photography & France

I have no argument with this nomenclature save that it should serve as an umbrella title for all forms of ‘metics, ‘matics, ‘metrys and ‘bras. The quantity of water displaced by two fat men in a bath would only be … Continue reading →

Posted in 2019, Art photography, Cooking, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Humour, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged , , , , , | 30 Comments

Pain…..

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Food,Photography & France

Le pain quotidien….give us this day our daily pain. The spinning signs on the pavements emblazoned with PAIN in fluorescent lettering still bring a smile to my face. It would indeed be a pain to be denied my daily bread … Continue reading →

Posted in 2019, Baking, bread, Cooking, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Humour, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Lost in the dessert…..

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Food,Photography & France

I’m one of the easiest people in the world to talk to which means that it’s a rare waking moment when I and I are not chewing the fat which term is far from apposite as I and I is … Continue reading →

Posted in 2019, baking, Bistro, Cooking, Creme Caramel, desserts, Digital photography, Eggs, Excellence, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Humour, Instagram, Recipes, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

the importance of buying Basil

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Food,Photography & France

I’m just mad about Basil, but Basil’s not mad about me…..which is disappointing. It may be that I’m too demanding; too in Basil’s face. I want him with me all the time, and Jenny’s OK with that, by the way, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018, beans, Cookery Writers, Cooking, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Humour, Olive oil, Patricia Wells, Pesto, Photography, Recipes, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

flour power….the rise and fall…

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Food,Photography & France

I remember buying a box of Fecule de Pomme de Terre many years ago. The very fact that I can remember this bears witness to the vagaries of an aging mind. I can’t remember if I’ve just put the kettle … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018, asparagus, Baking, Cheese, Cooking, Cream, creme fraiche, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, gratin, Humour, Memory, Parmesan, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 26 Comments

Photography holiday in the Vendée for food lovers …..Oct 11-14

Posted on May 12, 2018 by Food,Photography & France

October is a good time to be in the Sud Vendée, a comparatively little known part of France, where I have been contentedly living for the last 20 years. The weather will be warm and nature will be starting to … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018, Autumn, Cooking, Digital photography, France, French countryside, Landscapes, Landscapes, Markets, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Photoshop, Still life, swimming pool, Uncategorized, Vendee, Wine | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

on eating alone…

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Food,Photography & France

I have always enjoyed eating alone in restaurants; not because I eschew the company of others but because it means I can selfishly choose foods and wines that might have to be the subject of debate and compromise were I … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018, Anna del Conte, Bistro, Cooking, Cuisine bourgeoise, Digital photography, Drinks, Endive Rouge, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Humour, Italian food, Memory, Moro Restaurant and Cookbook, Olive oil, Photography, photography course, Uncategorized, wine, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 37 Comments

that’s the whole point….

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Food,Photography & France

Aside from forgetting the names of people, things, places and events during conversations, which failing I have decided is probably a good thing, my memory is as good as the gear box in a rarely used classic car; hard to … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018, asparagus, Boiled eggs, Cooking, Digital photography, Drinks, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Hard boiled eggs, Humour, Memory, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Sancerre, Seasons, Uncategorized, Wine, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , | 30 Comments

…..has beans

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Food,Photography & France

Several mouse clicks ago my opening line would have been very different to this but the moving mouse clicked and having clicked moved on leaving one of my firmly held beliefs in tatters. Baked beans, Heinz or the like, and … Continue reading →

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