“Men are tormented by the opinions they have of things, and not the things themselves” Michel de Montaigne (1533 -1592) In 1980 the New York publisher Time-Life began releasing a series of cookery books in Britain and America by way of monthly installments....
“I got the blues thinking of the future, so I left off and made some marmalade. It’s amazing how it cheers one up to shred oranges …” D.H.Lawrence Throughout the countryside and along our seashore, incremental seasonal peaks determine our...
Some years ago now, a few members of the family embarked upon the West Country equivalent of the Camino de Santiago in Galicia and visited Padstow in Cornwall. We were to undertake a two day, fish-worship, courtesy of local boy Rick Stein. At that time a hero of the...
Homemade fish stock is inexpensive to provision for, and a breeze to make. I have never found a stock cube that comes anywhere near its memorable flavours, and given that a carefully built stock is an essential component in the sauces and soups of so many cuisines...
“You have to be very careful with mussels. I am not talking about the cooking process, which is a relatively simple affair; as long as you clean them well and take them off the heat as soon as they open rather than allowing them to overcook and dry up, it’s a doddle....
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