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 […]
Read moreSome friends were coming over, and I wanted something a little elegant and classy as a starter. I was cooking for a vegetarian friend, so there are considerations there. This was a recipe from Jason Gillies, actually from a magazine she had bought me, so it had a serendipity to it. It was a bloody long process – definitely worth […]
Read moreI made this a while back but just found pictures of it so thought I’d share. I bloody love asparagus, but optimistically I’ll leave it til the season to wax then. This is a Jamie recipe, and deserves heaps of praise for making the most of it’s wonderful homely ingredients. It’s boiled new pots mashed together with cream, eggs and […]
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