Category Archives: food

chicken escalopes

Apologies for the dull as dishwater name; I craved some meaty chicken sandwiched in crunchy savoury breadcrumbs. So I whizzed up some breadcrumbs with salt and paprika, smacked a chicken breast within an inch of its life and then coated it with the bread. One shallow fry later and I’m staring at this.

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insalata caprese

My wife and I adore this salad. I’m not sure when we first had it but I strongly recall dining on this one sun-drenched afternoon on the shores of Lake Como. I suspect every time thereafter I’m trying to recapture that little bit of sunshine. As with many of my favourites, it celebrates and unites it’s ingredients, sumultaneously making the […]

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lamb kebabs

I was really in the mood for some spring lamb, particularly the moist and flavoursome leg steaks that barbecue so well. My local butcher provided some diced meat and I marinated it in a little oil, lemon juice, cumin, coriander, smoked salt and pepper. After a couple of hours and the sunshine persisting, it was time to dust off the […]

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asparagus

  A quick post to celebrate the first day of the British asparagus season. A very kind local farmer gave me some heads of asparagus to plant last year, and here they are on the first day of the season, bendy but proud. Asparagus is one of my absolute favourite vegetables, and I look forward to May every year with […]

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