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A question of toast……
I have recently been reading a novel by William Boyd in which one of the protagonists, a brilliant piano tuner, speaks of a certain sequence of chords and harmonies which, when played by a virtuoso, would, without fail, bring tears … Continue reading
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Tagged Anchovies, bandofbrothers, Capers, fast food, fried bread, good food, michaelkamen, olive oil, Preserved lemons, provencal ceramic plate, Roger Stowell, Toast
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The Big Red One…
Oh, that religious and political zealots were as sparse on the vine as good tomatoes were this August. Too much rain has taken its toll, leaving the scars of “maladie” on the marvellous misshapen fruit without which my cooking would … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Cooking, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Olive oil, pasta, Photography, photography course, sea salt, tomatoes, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Writing
Tagged cherry tomatoes, clear thinking, cooking, delicious confection, digital photography, Food photographer, fresh tomato sauce, olive oil, Photography, Photography course, red wine, tinned tomatoes, Vendee, writing
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Hot day, blazing chillies, cold pasta…
Eating outside on a hot, still day, in the shade of the house is a pleasure that I keenly anticipate throughout the winter months. Most enjoyable of these moments are the impulsive, unpremeditated occasions when it just seems like the … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Art photography, Cooking, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Italian food, Olive oil, pasta, peppers, Photography, photography course, tomatoes, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Weather, Writing
Tagged clear thinking, cookery books, cooking, delicious confection, digital photography, food, Food photographer, France, Humour, olive oil, pasta sauce, Photography, Photography course, recipe, Summer, tomato sauce, Vendee, writing
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How to make a priest faint….without exposing anything
It’s hard to imagine that too much olive oil in a dish of aubergines could create a fainting fit, but that’s how the story goes. The dish of which I speak is called Imam Bayildi which apparently means “the Immam fainted”: … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Arto der Haroutunian, aubergine, Cookery Writers, Cooking, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Imam Bayildi, Mediterranean food, Photography, photography course, Recipes, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Writing
Tagged Arto der Haroutunian, cookery books, cooking, delicious confection, digital photography, food, Food photographer, olive oil, Photography, Photography course, Recipes, writing
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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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…putting a name to a beak.
In the still of this sunfilled early morning, there’s me and legion of small birds who are all making their particular peaceful noises, that I recognise but can’t put a beak to. Bees, so fat that they have no business … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, anchovies, Baking, Breakfast, capers, Cooking, Digital photography, Drinks, Emotion, Excellence, Expectation, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Fruit, Mediterranean food, Olive oil, onions, oranges, pastry, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Provence, Recipes, summer, tart, tomatoes, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Vendee, Weather, Wine, wine, Writing
Tagged baking, bees, birdsong, Breakfast, clear thinking, cooking, crisp pastry, delicious confection, Eureka moment, food, Food photographer, France, Groundhog Day, Humour, Mediterranean food, morning coffee, natural beauty, olive oil, Photography, Photography course, Recipes, red wine, single bee, Summer morning, tomato sauce, writing
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