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Category Archives: Nuts
a question of taste….
Ronald Searle’s “Molesworth” books, of which I was a devotee when at prep school, often featured, among their wildly stylised illustrations, an image of what appeared to be a solid speckled cake like wedge, known as “seed cake”, and which … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, apples, Baking, cake, Childhood, Childhood memories, Cookery Writers, Cooking, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Hazelnuts, Humour, Nigel Slater, Pear & Hazelnut Cake, Pears, Photography, photography course, Recipes, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged baking, cake, clear thinking, cookery books, cooking, Crumble topping, delicious confection, digital photography, food, Food photographer, Humour, Nigel Molesworth, nigel slater, palate, Pear & Hazelnut Cake, Photography course, recipe, Ronald Searle, Seed Cake, social networking, sugar, writing
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moist nuts….
Whilst wishing to avoid the inevitable and predictable prurience I have no option but to fling myself headlong into the mire of double entendre by mentioning that my first encounter with moist nuts was on our honeymoon some forty one … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Cuisine bourgeoise, Digital photography, Excellence, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, French countryside, friendship, Nuts, Photographic Prints, Photography, Uncategorized, walnuts, Writing
Tagged clear thinking, digital photography, food, Food photographer, France, Fresh walnuts, Honeymoon, Humour, natural beauty, nature, noix fraiches, Photography, social networking, writing
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one can never be too thin or too chocolatey….
Cooking with chocolate demands judgement and judgement demands evidence. My lips were smeared with compelling evidence as I marveled at the simplicity of this glossy tart. The first cut had no need to be the deepest as no tart before had adhered … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Baking, Chocolate, Cookery Writers, Cooking, Cream, desserts, Digital photography, Eggs, Excellence, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Hazelnuts, Humour, Nuts, Patricia Wells, Photography, Stephane Reynaud, tart, Thin chocolate tart, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged baking, clear thinking, cookery books, cooking, delicious confection, digital photography, evidence, food, Food photographer, France, Humour, Judgement, palate, patricia wells, recipe, social networking, sweet pastry, Wallis Simpson, writing
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Dinner for one….
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
Posted in Art photography, baking, Caroline Conran, Chicken, Cookery Writers, Cooking, Cuisine bourgeoise, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Humour, Nuts, Olive oil, Photography, photography course, Poultry, Recipes, sea salt, tart, Tarte aux noix, Vegetables, walnuts, Writing
Tagged baking, Caroline Conran, clear thinking, cookery books, cooking, delicious confection, digital photography, food, Food photographer, France, Humour, Photography course, recipe, Roast chicken, sweet pastry, Under the Sun, W.C.Fields, Walnut tart, Walnuts, writing
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did you think I’d crumble..
Crumble is an apposite word for this time of year when the testing dullness of January reduces resolution to surrender. That enervating post Christmas week, which gave us pause to recognise that we must change ourselves for the better, slough … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Almonds, Baking, Cooking, crumble, desserts, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Fruit, Mango, Mango Crumble, Photography, photography course, Recipes, Shopping, Still life, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged baking, belle du jour, Catherine de Neuve, clear thinking, cooking, delicious confection, digital photography, Food photographer, France, Humour, Marathon, maxim, Narcissus, New Year Resolutions, Photography course, recipe, Snickers, writing
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A cake named Joan …
Bakewell is to be found in Derbyshire as well as in the name of a celebrated jam filled, almond flavoured confection but, for me, Bakewell will forever be associated with crumpets. Joan Bakewell is an English journalist, television presenter and Labour Party … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Almonds, Angels, Art photography, Bakewell Tart, Bakewell Tart, Baking, Childhood, Cookery Writers, Cooking, desserts, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Humour, Illusion, Mary Cadogan, Nuts, Recipes, Sex, Sugar, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Bakewell tart, baking, clear thinking, cookery books, cooking, delicious confection, digital photography, food, Food photographer, Humour, Joan Bakewell, palate, Photography, Photography course, recipe, writing
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a very sweet peary tale….
Once upon a time there was a very nice pear called William and I cooked him and ate him…and all of his family. As a peary tale, it’s grimm, but there it is; it’s rare for a pear to have … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Almonds, Cooking, Cuisine bourgeoise, desserts, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, France, Fruit, Nuts, Pears, pears salt caramel sauce, Photography, sea salt, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged cooking, delicious confection, digital photography, food, Food photographer, France, Humour, Pears, Recipes, writing
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It could so easily have become a crock…..
“Nuts” I said to myself “my chances of photographing that rainbow are fat and none”. As I ran upstairs to grab the camera I caught sight of the carrier bag full of walnuts which two of our grandchildren had collected … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Art photography, Autumn, baking, Cooking, Digital photography, fireplace, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Garden, Humour, Kitchens, Landscapes, Nuts, Pears, Photography, Rainbow, tarte tatin, tarte tatin aux poires, Uncategorized, walnuts, Weather, Writing
Tagged apprehension, burning sugar, cooking, Crock of gold, End of the rainbow, Fireside, pear and walnut tatin, Rainbow, Walnuts
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A very sexy tagine, whose Eastern promise does not disappoint….
I dreamt recently that I was in conversation with good friends but couldn’t remember anyone’s name…seems so familiar to my waking life, that maybe it wasn’t a dream. In the same way, I read a blog yesterday which lauded the … Continue reading
Posted in Almonds, Chicken, Chicken tagine, Cookery Writers, Cooking, Coriander, cous cous, Digital photography, Flat parsley, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Harissa, Herbs and Spices, Meat, Molasses, Neil Perry, Nuts, Olive oil, olives, Photography, Poultry, preserved lemons, ras al hanout, Recipes, sea salt, sweet paprika, Umami, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Writing
Tagged chicken tagine, cooking, cous cous, couscousiere, delicious confection, digital photography, Eastern promise, food, Food photographer, harissa, merguez, middle eastern food, moroccan cooking, moroccan recipes, Moroccan tagine, olive oil, palate, Photography, Pomegranate molasses, Recipes, semoule, slaoui, Sumac, tagine recipe, writing
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It is a far, far better thing that I eat now……
There is a smokiness in the air that is sending me the clear message that it’s time to start bringing in fire wood. A mountain of good, dry wood has been delivered and all that remains to be done is … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Autumn, Cream, desserts, Digital photography, Emotion, Excellence, Expectation, figs, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Fruit, harmony, Humour, Nuts, Photography, Seasons, Uncategorized, walnuts, Writing
Tagged Autumn, camel's back, chalk and cheese, clear thinking, cooking, delicious confection, digital photography, Fire wood, Food photographer, France, Humour, literature, Lothario, misty morning, nature, outdoors, Photography course, Plight my troth, Roving eye, Stoicism, Sydney Carton, The First Cut is the Deepest, Wood burner, Wood cutting, writing, yeoman
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Food, Photography & France 