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French Farce…
Stuffed peppers have steadfastly kept their place in my pantheon of “least favourite dishes” As I grow older I have found so many “least favourite dishes” that I am searching for a new duo of comparative and superlative to replace “lesser” and “least”; I … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, anchovies, Cookery Writers, Cooking, Digital photography, family, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Humour, Nigel Slater, peppers, Photography, Recipes, Shopping, summer, Supermarkets, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Writing
Tagged baking, clear thinking, cookery books, cooking, delicious confection, digital photography, food, Food photographer, France, Humour, nigel slater, palate, recipe, simple logic, social networking, writing
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Cat under a hot tin roof…
The day before the one in question, we had become aware of another presence insinuating itself into the tranquil peace of our home. This is a rare period of the year when there are very few birds in the garden and so … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Digital photography, Emotion, family, Humour, Photography, photography course, Writing
Tagged Cats, clear thinking, digital photography, Humour, Kittens, natural beauty, nature, Photography, Photography course, writing
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A warm hand on your opening….
The old ones are always the best and so it turned out to be with this elegant bottle of 1984 Chateau de Rayne-Vigneau Sauternes that I could no longer resist opening. One Christmas, some fifteen years ago, my cousin, who is also partial … Continue reading
Posted in Digital photography, Drinks, Excellence, family, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Miracle, Photography, photography course, Sauternes, Sauternes, summer, Sunday, Uncategorized, Wine, wine, Writing
Tagged Bank of Scotland, Chateau de Rayne-Vigneau, clear thinking, Count Dracula, digital photography, Food photographer, food photographers, France, Humour, natural beauty, NHS Blood Bank, palate, Photography, Photography course, Quis custodiet...?, Rayne-Vigneau Sauternes, Sauternes, Summer, writing
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I got the bleus..du ciel, de la mer..the summertime bleus.
It might surprise you to hear that I’ve been ranting quite a lot over the last day or two, although surprise may not be first among the emotions felt, by those of you who know me well, on hearing that unsurprising news. I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, anchovies, Art photography, Chicken, Cooking, Cuisine bourgeoise, Digital photography, Emotion, family, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, French countryside, gigot, harmony, Humour, Ile d'Oleron, Mediterranean food, Memory, Photography, photography course, summer, Uncategorized, Vendee, wine, Writing
Tagged clear thinking, cooking, delicious confection, digital photography, food, Food photographer, France, Humour, natural beauty, outdoors, Photography course, ranting, Summer, vacation, Vendee, writing
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I say tahmayto…and I would advise you to do the same…
It is well known that the tomato has a colourful history, filled with misunderstanding, suspicion and rumour. However, it has now not only found acceptance but has become so deeply ingrained in our food tradition that several highly seasoned purées of … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Cutlery, Digital photography, family, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Humour, Italian food, lifestyle, Meat, Mediterranean food, Olive oil, pasta, Photography, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged clear thinking, cooking, digital photography, food allergies, Food photographer, Goodfellas, Humour, J.Edgar Hoover, literature, Lysistrata, palate, Pasta Fazool, simple logic, The Sopranos, the tomato, tinned tomatoes, writing
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The letter “C” is wasted on custard…
The letter C has many good connotations, some of which Nigella has allegedly tried, but this normally optimistic initial is wasted on such a lumpen sauce as traditional custard. There is an element of the English psyche that is firmly … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, apples, Baking, Childhood, Childhood memories, Cookery Writers, Cooking, Digital photography, Eggs, Emotion, Excellence, Expectation, family, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Humour, Memory, Photography, Prue Leith, Uncategorized, Writing, yolks
Tagged Bedfellows, class society, clear thinking, cookery books, cooking, Custard, delicious confection, digital photography, Epiphany, Everyman, food, Food photographer, foreign muck, France, Humour, Little Big Horn, Nigella Lawson, Nursery food, PG Tips, Terence Conran, The House Book, writing
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Last summer whine..
The silence after the hubbub of Sunday lunch is like the white noise that fills the brain as a general anaesthetic takes effect. There’s a mixture of narcotic pleasure in the cushioned lushness of the collapse from consciousness, combined with … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Apricot jam, apricots, Autumn, Baking, Cheese, Chicken, Cooking, Digital photography, Emotion, family, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, French countryside, Fruit, Kitchens, Olive oil, Parmesan, Photography, Poultry, sea salt, Sunday, Sunday lunch, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged anaesthetic, Annie Bell, Comte Entre Deux, Family, friends, parmesan, poaching liquid, Sunday lunch, The Beadle
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There is a season……
A reputation in tatters is what you see before you. Years of studiously practising to be a grumpy Grandad has gone by the board. Be warned, this is what happens when you’re surrounded by the amazing children of your own … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Childhood, Digital photography, Emotion, Excellence, family, France, Good luck, harmony, lifestyle, Photography, summer
Tagged clear thinking, digital photography, Family, Grandchildren, Happiness, Love, old hippy, outdoors, Photography, simple logic, Summer, summer holidays, writing
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Looking back over my shoulder..
I’ve become conditioned to conjure words in the quiet of the early morning, confined within the four walls of my office where, with a cup of coffee in my hand, an idea is sparked by a thought, a picture, a … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Cooking, Digital photography, Emotion, Excellence, family, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, harmony, Ile d'Oleron, Kitchens, Photography, summer, swimming pool, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged clear thinking, cup of coffee, digital photography, dreams, France, Ile d'Oleron, kitchens, looking glass, mind and body, natural beauty, old shoes, Photography, sleep, stasis, Summer, summer holidays, swimming pool, travel, writing
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Something in the air…
Standing in the garden, early this beautiful morning, there’s no question but that there’s change in the air. We’re enjoying an August the like of which I can’t remember for a good ten years. This is true, sulky, summer holiday … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Digital photography, Dreams, Emotion, Excellence, Expectation, family, Fish, fish cookery, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Fruit, harmony, Illusion, Memory, Photography, Photography holiday, Salmon, summer, Uncategorized, Weather, Writing
Tagged August, clear thinking, digital photography, France, misty morning, natural beauty, nature, Photography, Something in the air, Summer, summer holidays, vacation, writing
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