I look forward to writing this post every year; a chance to reflect on the year’s cookbook shelves. Polpo gave us a travelogue round Venice’s cicchetti bars, Madhur Jaffrey returned to explore the UK’s curry scene, and LEON released their fourth impressive volume. As baking fever truly took hold, with Jubilees and the like to celebrate, the market groaned with cupcake […]
Read moreAll images copyright of the original blog authors The range of things discussed on food blogs can be surprising. Just look at the selection below – from globetrotting food adventures to doorstepping the new hot tickets, to spending time with the family. Here were a few of my favourite posts from November 2012. It seems like a decade ago right […]
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Shock, horror! Another roast potato recipe on this blog. What an anomaly. Of course it isn’t, I’ve got roast potato recipes here, here and here for starters. But this was another twist, derived from cooking Heston’s perfect chicken (again). The chicken there is treated with a boozy butter baste. I’d gone a bit crazy and made too much, so decided […]
Read moreIt’s that time of year when squashes are abundant. When the glory days of pumpkins on 31st October are over there’s still the butternut squashes, acorn, onion, gem, spaghetti… I’ve probably had squash three times in the past week, different every time. Whether it’s blitzed for a pasta sauce, roasted with sausages or thinly sliced and fried, I am a […]
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