A Globe Artichoke doesn't exactly fill you up, but it always feels like an event. I've given up hoping I'll ever be the kind of glamorous woman who looks fabulous in shades of creams and taupe, but I'm clinging to the belief eating a Globe Artichoke is the pinnacle of foodie … [Read more...]
Vietnamese Style Fresh Spring Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce
Fresh Vietnamese style spring rolls scream summer-time to me and the late May Bank Holiday weekend feels like the start of summer. This year is somewhat blighted by exams, but that's all the more reason to take pleasure in food. They're fiddly to make, so they're the kind of … [Read more...]
Asparagus Soup with a Goats’ Cheese and Asparagus Giant Crouton
Monty Don, he of 'Gardeners' World', said something along the lines of 'If cut-and-come-again salad is the one night stand of gardening, asparagus is a ten year marriage.' To be absolutely truthful, he left me at the point he demonstrated the amount of digging in of grit … [Read more...]
Roasted Gem Squash with Mushrooms and Cream
Shirley Conran very effectively sold the idea that 'life's too short to stuff a mushroom' - but in the struggle against the relentless pressure on women to be 'perfect', why did the poor vegetable get it? Now, if she'd written life was too short to clean windows or dust … [Read more...]
Leek and Wobbly Bottom Goats’ Cheese Tart
When your locally produced goats' cheese is made at Wobbly Bottom Farm and shares that name, you know you have to buy it. (It's not just me, is it???) Fortunately it's also a lovely cheese. Crumbly. Sharp. Smooth. And perfect with leeks. Who'd have thought we'd have … [Read more...]