Category Archives: mushrooms

Making sense of it all….a recipe

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Food,Photography & France

Hours spent carving my name, into the already scarred, wooden lid of my desk, during mathematics lessons, instilled in me the belief that there is no more sense in the answer than there is in the question. “Problems” were the problem. My problem … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, Breakfast, Cooking, Digital photography, Flat parsley, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Humour, Luck, Memory, mushrooms, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Toast, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 43 Comments

Je mange bien tous les jours – a second bite..

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Food,Photography & France

As promised, here are another week’s recipes from Laurence Méry-Clark’s self published book “Je mange bien tous les jours”. In a world of allergies and picky eaters at one extreme and the fastidious fine diners at the other, Laurence is … Continue reading →

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The Good Ceps Fairy makes a fleeting appearance…

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Food,Photography & France

Yesterday morning found me driving through the grey drizzle towards our local Lidl store. Not an auspicious start to a day, but not bad in comparison with recent mornings, but as my mobile rang I felt it might get worse. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ceps, Cooking, Cotes de Rhone, Digital photography, Food and Photography, France, French countryside, friendship, mushrooms, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Recipes, Vendee, Writing | 11 Comments

Here’s a good picture of the Ceps that I haven’t got…

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Food,Photography & France

I’ve been so busy taking pictures and cooking that I haven’t really thought of posting. There’s a recipe, once again from the pen of Nigel Slater, that I hoped to test this evening. The recipe involved large mushrooms which seemed … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, baking, Ceps, Chocolate, Cornish pasty, creme fraiche, desserts, Digital photography, fireplace, Food and Photography, mushrooms, Nigel Slater, photography course, Photography holiday, Wine, Writing | 15 Comments

Got home after midnight – look what happened to the car.. and where are my rats?

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Food,Photography & France

This morning I put on a pair of socks for the first time since Spring, which is a clear indicator that summer has passed and wintry ways must be reinstated. The forest, which I study from my office window for … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, ceps, Cooking, crumble, Digital photography, fireplace, food, Food and Photography, France, French countryside, fruit pies, mushrooms, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, roast vegetables, summer, thick soups, Uncategorized, Wine, Writing | 11 Comments