Yesterday evening, I read a Michael Didbin novel about Venetian detective Aurelio Zen. Reading about Italy reminded me of an Italian friend of mine, Franco. Thinking of Franco made me think of simple but good food.
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Blog marks 17 years
5 September, 2011
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This blog marked its 17th anniversary at the beginning of August. It’s been through a number of iterations and changed hosts several times, but it’s still musing along after all this time. I’d actually forgotten the occasion, yes, typical of a man, until I read the Wednesday Chef’s post marking her blog’s sixth birthday. And [...]
Read moreDrooling over banana cake
29 August, 2011
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I’m sitting at my desk, sipping black coffee, making phone calls to find buyers for our pigs and pork, and drooling as I do. I realise that almost certainly sounds like a strange thing to be doing, even allowing for the fact that I am both somewhat toothless and ageing. There is a more prosaic [...]
Read moreLet me guess, chocolate, more chocolate and cream?
26 January, 2011
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The Big Lad needed little thought to decide what he wanted for his birthday dinner order. “I’d like roast pork, roast potatoes, vegetables, pickled beetroot and a huge double chocolate cake with jam and loads of cream, please,” he said. The resulting cake had twice as much chocolate as the original recipe, plus a generous [...]
Read moreTime for tea
28 July, 2010
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The Other Half invited a few friends around for afternoon tea today. It was an excellent excuse for the boys and I to spend some time in the kitchen to come up with a few treats for the ladies…
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