Jam-making is an antidote to the blues
Jam-making - I strongly recommend it as an antidote to dispirited feelings in a Pandemic! It’s uplifting when a tray of ripe apricots...
Gateau roulé (to the Brits, a Swiss Roll)
I don't know about you, but this picture taken by Katerina Kalogeraki just warms my heart, makes me want to reach for a slice and settle...
Leeks with hard boiled eggs in mustard vinaigrette
I love this dish - the colours make it enticing for a start. I don’t remember why it did not make it into the book, but it is perfect...
Comforting Food
Cooking has got me through Lockdowns 1,2 & 3, as it has lots of people. I found myself returning to many of my original Recipes from the...
Simple Apple Cake - so good!
Here in the UK we are about to enjoy Apple Day, an annual festival celebrating all things with apples. Wherever you are, in my book...
Sweet crisp fritters
Here's a teatime treat and some harvest memories - Many years ago I sat down with members of the Brunier family of the Domaine du Vieux...
Vendanges!
Here we go again - Wine Harvest is in full swing in Burgundy! Traffic is held up in all the local villages as tractors block streets...
Crunchy apple & cabbage salad
Salade de Choux aux Pommes Hot vintages call for refreshing food for pickers - this salad, crunchy and slightly creamy, does the job...
Chickpeas - humble but delicious!
Chickpeas, like white haricot (navy) beans, are grown in Provence, dried for the store cupboard and frequently used for wine harvest...
Turkey escalopes in cream sauce
So many of my French friends grew up eating this regularly. Sadly, in UK we rarely eat turkey, except ubiquitously at Christmas when it...