I smelled them before I saw them. In fact, I smelled them from about 10 yards away, and I immediately switched into hunter mode. I had to find them. Which stall was it? A glint in my eye as I spied them: big wound woven baskets stuffed to bursting with fresh, [...]
Archive for August, 2007
The simple things: a fresh Basil Pesto
Posted in basil, garlic, parmesan, pasta, pesto, pine nuts on August 29, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Quinoa Crepes with Beetroot and Bluecheese Sauce
Posted in beetroot, blue cheese, cheese, corn, dinner, olive oil, peach, salsa, summer on August 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I grew up on the Highveld, where the Summer Thunderstorm reigns supreme over all weather. They are mighty and godly storms which seem to make the earth tremble at their power and lash gallons of watery bullets at us mere mortals. They don’t last longer, usually, than an hour or so, but their [...]
Coconut souffles with Lime Curd
Posted in coconut, curd, dessert, lime, pudding, souffle, summer, tropical on August 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
So, what to do for dessert? A super, impressive and exotic dinner deserves an equally lovely little sweet treat to end things off. I decided to stick with the tropical, Thai-inspired theme. That, and Mr P and I both love a little souffle! Souffles aren’t as hard to make as you are [...]
Red Snapper with Lemongrass and Sweet Chili
Posted in asian, banana, basil, cabbage, chili, chutney, cilantro, dinner, fish, herbs, lime, parsley, red snapper, salad, thai, tropical on August 27, 2007 | 5 Comments »
This is one of my favourite dishes to make. It’s really easy, involves little actual cooking and is great tasting and healthy too. Also, it’s an impressive and exotic looking dish for a dinner party, if your friends don’t mind the whole fish. Actually, most of the flavour of a fish [...]
I love lime curd. I love lemon curd too. They answer the call of both my sweet tooth and my tart tooth in one, goopy, slurpy go. The first time I made lemon curd, as a teenager, I was so astounded at how good it tasted and how simple it was to [...]
The Tomato that’s just Peachy
Posted in anchovy, corn, lunch, parsley, salad, summer, tomato on August 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I mentioned these in the previous post, but I really must go on about them for a bit, they’re just that good. I stood in front of Mr P one evening, two slices of different tomatoes in my hands. “Taste this”, I said, popping the generic, store bought, red slice in his open [...]
Tomato Medley with Shitake and Marrows
Posted in basil, dinner, herbs, marrow, mediteranean, mushroom, mustard, olive oil, onion, parmesan, polenta, sage, shitake, summer, thyme, tomato, zucchini on August 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A tomato is a tomato. Or is it? I’ve been doing some reading, which if I remember, I’ll tell you about later, and I’ve learned a thing or two about tomato’s. Turns out that the baskets and baskets of fresh Field Tomatoes we’re seeing in the supermarkets and food markets this time [...]
Strawberry Chiller
Posted in dessert, frozen, fruit, ice cream, lemon, raw, strawberry, summer on August 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Could they be the last of the season? I always thought Strawberries were a Spring thing, everywhere except England where they’re a year round thing, it seems. Well, it’s August, isn’t it? And that’s no time for Spring Chickens. But yet, there they were, sweetly fragranced, locally produced Strawberries, shining freshly under the market lights. [...]
Chestnut Pastry: a tart with pears and blackberries
Posted in berry, blackberry, chestnut, dessert, pastry, pear, pie, summer, tart on August 24, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Since the first time I read about it, in a book given to me by the hosts of a Water Colour holiday * I went on last year, called “Simple French Cuisine from Provence and Languedoc”, I’ve been wanting to use, and looking for, Chestnut Flour. The idea intrigued me. Can [...]
A return to eating
Posted in berry, blackberry, pear on August 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been away for a while, though it hasn’t been on a holiday! I’ve had a deadline looming and the only way to get it done, I figured, was to put my head down, close off the rest of the world and focus on the task at hand. What that meant in [...]
