Category Archives: recipes

 

Octopus Day on the Gorge

May 14

I have some deadlines looming, so of course I am overcome with a need to cook and clean and hang laundry on the line while the sun shines. And so it was that while diligently sorting through the hidden treasures … Continue reading →

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Aubergine to Zucchini

Nov 8

Now that I’m back in England I’m having to revive my English vocabulary. Aubergine not eggplant. Courgette not zucchini. Bicarbonate of soda not baking soda. Chips not fries. So for lunch yesterday we had one of my favourite soups, which … Continue reading →

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Coconut cake

Oct 22

I found a very good recipe to use up some coconut I found in the back of my cupboard – relic of a failed macaroon initiative I suspect. It seems a pretty perfect cake to me: everything can be mixed … Continue reading →

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Raspberries and Bakewell Tarts

Oct 17

Haven’t had much time for poetry lately, but a poet still needs to eat, and I’m still trying to empty my cupboards and freezer of perishables. I had a little lost jar of ground almonds begging to be used, and … Continue reading →

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Pumpkin season

Oct 12

For pottage and puddings and custards and pies, Our pumpkins and parsnips are common supplies, We have pumpkins at morning and pumpkins at noon, If it were not for pumpkins we should be undoon. –Pilgrim verse, circa 1630 Please please … Continue reading →

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