Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
Saturday, 29 December 2012

Chelsea Buns for Christmas!

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  I was devastated last year when I visited Cambridge and found Fitzbillies bakery closed for business. Then Tim Hayward and Alison Wri...
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Wednesday, 12 September 2012

Bone marrow at the Court Restaurant, British Museum

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The Court Restaurant is a classy place to eat lunch at the British Museum. Situated high up in the Great Court, you get good views of the wo...
Sunday, 12 August 2012

Mackerel: sky over Durham and fish in my fridge

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Mackerel Sky Lamb or Sheep clouds Thursday we had a spectacular mackerel sky in Durham, where I took these pictures, that lasted for...
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Thursday, 9 August 2012

What is a bacon buttie?

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It used to puzzzle me, not so much the bacon but the 'buttie', or 'butty' as it is more often spelled. The Oxford Dictionary...
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Thursday, 16 February 2012

Whitecross Street Lunch Market & Comptoir Gourmand Patisserie & Café

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Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Valentine's Day 'stay-in'

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So what are you doing today? Going out and shooting your wad? Or staying in and eating gourmet? Both John Lewis and Waitrose, not surprising...
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Saturday, 4 February 2012

Restaurant Rant No. 3: empty glasses

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Friday, 13 January 2012

Runner beans, are they or are they not?

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It's time to think of planting a garden this summer! But what varieties? Above are the "runner beans" planted by my sister...
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Monday, 9 January 2012

Jelly, Jell-o and Jam

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So we were talking about sandwiches with friends (have you noticed how many of these blogs focus on food ? So much of culture resides in cui...
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Thursday, 5 January 2012

Lasagne in England & America

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English-style lasagne: it might as well be tomato soup! Why is it that restaurant (Italian or otherwise) lasagne is always soupy? I ord...
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Tuesday, 3 January 2012

Tea, Scones and a Film

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So, back to normal (except for Scotland where they're still in Hogmanay holiday). Most people are working, but we took advantage of the ...
Sunday, 25 December 2011

Brussels sprouts tree for Christmas

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Without a Christmas tree this year, we thought we'd splurge on a Brussels sprouts tree (£1.00). Yes, that's what Sainsbury's...
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Tuesday, 13 December 2011

Tinned pumpkin at Waitrose!!!

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Look what I have found at Waitrose in London: tinned (canned) pumpkin for pie filling! I bought both existing cans off the shelf, and thei...
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Sunday, 27 November 2011

Corn, Beans & Squash: a vegetarian Thanksgiving

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Yesterday (Saturday) saw us celebrating Thanksgiving; since Thursday is not a holiday here in England, the dinner usually happens on the wee...
Friday, 25 November 2011

Pie: meat or sweet?

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The menu said "pie and salad", which didn't strike a chord with me. If it had said "salad and pie", then I would hav...
Monday, 14 November 2011

Make a Pumpkin Pie!

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What to do with that old Halloween pumpkin? Make pumpkin pie, of course! It’s one of the seasonal, sentimental foods that American...
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Friday, 4 November 2011

Tea: Food or Drink?

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A confusing aspect of English culture for Americans is how to interpret the meaning of “tea”. A drink, yes? But no, tea can also ...
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Wednesday, 26 October 2011

Make Applesauce!!

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If the UK has so many apple varieties that they want to save but are not supermarketable, then why not make applesauce out ...
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Sunday, 23 October 2011

Apple Day in the UK

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I didn't know it until Saturday, but October 21st is National Apple Day in the UK. And well should UK apples be celebrated. Among 7500 v...
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Monday, 17 October 2011

Rooibos Earl Grey Tea

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Speaking of tea, as in my last blog, I think it useful to advertise the fact that we have found a wonderful new herbal, caffine-free tea: ...