~ Seasonal fragrance and flavour from my country kitchens in England and France....celebrating local seasonal produce with traditional feasts and festivals, culinary notes, reviews, recipes and musings from home and abroad....whilst preparing family food with flair ~
Review: SousVide Supreme Chicken Three Ways! Chicken Cordon Bleu, Lemon Thyme Chicken Kebabs & Chicken with Beans I have been on a bit of retro kick lately and have been rediscovering recipes from the 1970′s – those famous restaurant staples of many a restaurant or bistro, such as steak and chips, prawn cocktail, chef’s salad [...]
Charles Dickens and London Particular: Ham and Pea Soup Recipe It has been foggy lately, the New Year opened with thick, swirling fog – the sort where drips of moisture are amplified by the close pressing presence of this most depressing of weather phenomena. Rain I can cope with, now and then that is, snow is initially magical before it becomes sludge or [...]
Anyone for Cricket? The Cricket Club Sandwich for British Sandwich Week This is a rapid post for today as I am meeting friends in London for lunch, and I need to get this scheduled to publish before I shoot off. However, to continue with the support for the best thing since sliced bread, the sarnie, I am sharing my second [...]
Ladies who Lunch in Mayfair! Authentic Spanish Tapas for Lunch El Pirata of Mayfair El Pirata of Mayfair – an unpretentious and authentic Spanish Tapas bar, hidden away in the heart of smart Mayfair with an amazing atmosphere, friendly staff, delicious & honest food at prices that will make you smile and order another Sangria! Just over a week ago I visited [...]
New Year’s Eve and A Trio of Appetisers from the Lavender and Lovage Kitchen! Happy New Year! Bonne Annee! Happy Hogmanay! Wee Whisky Doused Hogmanay Dundee Cakes Is it really the end of 2011? At the risk of sounding like my granny, this year seems to have flown by and I really cannot believe that [...]
Day Twenty Two on the Advent Calendar and Christmas Deli Salad with Pomegranate, Parma Ham and Gorgonzola 22nd December 2011 Window twenty two is The Three Kings We Three Kings of Orient are Bearing gifts we traverse afar Field and fountain, moor and mountain Following yonder star O Star of wonder, star of night Star [...]
Pies, Simple Simon met a Pieman and ~ Raised Chicken and Ham Pie ~ Simple Simon met a pieman going to the fair; Said Simple Simon to the pieman “Let me taste your ware” Said the pieman to Simple Simon “Show me first your penny” Said Simple Simon to the pieman “Sir, I have not [...]
Autumn Pear, Fig and Goat’s Cheese Platter with Ham and Walnuts……… who says salad days are over! Simple and in Season Those of you who frequent my blog regularly will know that on Sundays I am usually to be found slouching around and being very slow….hence my usual Slow Sunday posts ~ but not today, [...]
~ Soup for Saturday ~ Farmhouse Style Ham and Split Pea Soup with Thyme I never thought I would get here to write this post, because I was abducted by alien fruit and vegetables yesterday and forced to peel, core, chop and simmer kilos of quince and apples for most of the day…….this has left [...]
Karen S Booth
