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Category Archives: Salad and Digestion
Going Undercover Dining in Hoxton
A morning of delight and discovery as I take a route across London on a new-to-me train through smart clean stations – is this really London I ask myself. Get off at Hoxton Station, through the empty barriers and, in less … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, American Dishes, Baccala, Coffee, Comforting Foods, London Dining, New Chefs, Perfect Eggs, Phoney Cooking, Salad, Salad and Digestion, Salt Cod
Tagged 'In Search of TASTE' Magazine, Andy Lynes, Brandade, Chef James Ferguson, Fergus Henderson, Herdwick Lamb, Kohlrabi, Menu de Marche, Metro Newspaper, Onglet, Panna Cotta, Picpoul de Pinet, Polenta Cake with Blood Orange, Rochelle Canteen, St John Bakery, The Beagle in Hoxton
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A Perfumed Potager in L’Orne
There are buds showing and daffodils coming up right now all showing us Nature’s rebirth, but a finely tended garden in mid-summer is another thing altogether. I saved this piece for our winter time with the intention of delighting my readers. I write … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Bread, Chicken, Food travel, French Regional Foods, Organic Food, Pigeoneau, Poulet Fermiers, Salad, Salad and Digestion, Simple Food, Terroir
Tagged 'The Scented Kitchen' by Frances Bissell, Boudin noir, Calvados, Cider, Cidre, Eco-Tourisme, Floc de Gasgogne, L'Orne, Mortagne-au-Perche, Normandy, Pineau de Charentes, Pommeau, Potager, Prospect Books, Raymond Blanc. Chateau de Villiers, Serif Books, Tom Jaine
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Feta that’ll not Make you Feta’r
You all know the expression in English ‘as different as chalk and cheese’ – I’d reckon it must have been dreamed up to describe Feta cheese. Most Feta on sale is one-dimensional, chalky, overly saline and utterly pointless. The original barrel-aged Feta, … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology and Food, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Citrus Fruit, DOP, Food of the Ancients, IGP, Ingredients, Origins of our food, Real Italy, Salad, Salad and Digestion, Seasoning, Simple Food, Southern Italy
Tagged Al-dente, Ancient Rome, Barrel-aged Feta Cheese, Cretan Feta, Cretan Lifestyle, Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, Elizabeth Minchilli in Rome, Farro, Mediterranean Diet, Mint, Neal's Yard Dairy, Pelopennese, Rosie Barron, Sicilian new season Tomatoes, The Roman Army, Thesaloniki, Unwaxed Sicilian Lemons
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‘Crudo’. The Word to Look For in the Market
March and April are a joy across mainland Europe. After the winter months of living off root vegetables and top crops imported from the Southern Hemisphere, here we go again with our own. Blue Collar Gastronauts wear a particularly broad … Continue reading
Posted in Alliums, Basil, Black Peppercorns, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Farmers Markets, Food travel, French Markets, French supermarkets, No Compromise Shopping, Nonna's Cooking, Real Italy, Risotto, Salad, Salad and Digestion, Seasoning, Southern Italy, Spanish Cooking, supermarkets
Tagged Asparagus - white or green, Asperges a Liegeoise, Baby Artichokes, Broad Beans, Crudo, Hop Shoots, New Season Produce, Paella Verde, Peas, Petits-Pois, Pistou, Primeurs, Risi e Bisi, Tourangelle, Violet tipped Asparagus
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Condiment or Fish? You Decide
A deep love of food culture and ingredients has my mind flicking backwards and forwards as I go about my day. If my day has me in a space as splendid as Genoa, then you must expect some fire crackers. … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology and Food, Best Pasta, Black Peppercorns, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Brassserie Lipp, Caesar Salad, Cauliflowers, Fish, Food Marketeers, Food of the Ancients, Food travel, Foraging, French supermarkets, Ligurian, Nonna's Cooking, Origins of our food, Real Italy, Salad, Salad and Digestion, Simple Food, Wild Food
Tagged Acciughe, Anchovies, Ancient Rome, Brasserie Lipp, Bucatini, Chancerelle Family, Chicory, Connétable, Garum, Genoa, Liquamun, Mercado Orientale, Monaco, Monagasque, Puntarelle di Roma, Radicchio, Salsa di Acciughe, Sardines, Via Sotorippa
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My Sons have got their Chapon
No apologies for the pun, but it made me chuckle as I prepared one last glorious exit for our magnificent Chapon de Bresse. After its centre stage rôle at the Christmas Feast and later was served in the most exquisite sandwiches with … Continue reading
Posted in Alliums, Black Peppercorns, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Capon, Nonna's Cooking, Po Valley, Real Italy, Rice, Risotto, Salad, Salad and Digestion, Speciality Chicken, Stocks and Stock Making, Venice
Tagged Acquerello Rice, All'onda wave, Chapon de Bresse, Escarole, Frisee, Les Eleveurs de Bresse, Macon-Lugny Wine, Perfect Risotto, Roquefort, Walnut Vinegar & Oil, Walnuts
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Fennel is Escargot-ville
On welcome wet afternoons in the Lauragais in the far off days that were the 80s, when 3-4 week summer holidays were both possible and civilised – and wet afternoons a rarity unless the weather was stormy - we began to … Continue reading