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Raspberries
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Raspberries

In the perfect world we would buy just-picked raspberries, and consume them while they’re fresh and fragrant.

The new black

The new black

A smoky sweet-wood aroma, sticky texture, and rich plum notes like an aged balsamic: this is garlic noir

Zucchini (courgettes)

Zucchini (courgettes)

Our favourite way with zucchini flowers is stuffed and fried (anything fried at our place is a no-brainer!).

Preserved lemons

Preserved lemons

Preserved lemons (salted lemons) are a much-loved condiment in Moroccan and other North African cuisines.

Barley

Barley

Barley is a versatile grain and makes a pilaf that is damn near as good as risotto, except you don’t have to stir!

Funny spellings

Funny spellings

You may notice some funny spellings of words on Shared Kitchen and that’s because I am a New Zealander. We spell colour with a u, as they do in England, and fibre, centre, metre as they do, too.

Ras el hanout

Ras el hanout

The ‘top drawer’ of spices – literally – the best spices a spice merchant can put together.

Touch test for cooked beef

Touch test for cooked beef

The temperature of meat will increase for up to 5 minutes after it is removed from the oven or heat source.

Rosemary

Rosemary

Is rosemary easy to grow? So they say. Mmm. I’ve ended up with more dried arrangements than I care to remember.

Coriander/cilantro

Coriander/cilantro

Coriander has a pungent cut-grass cat-pee character offset with an intriguing lemony metallic overtone. As you’d expect, it’s not to everyone’s taste.

Useful to know – green beans

Useful to know – green beans

Beware of out of season beans sold in tinted plastic bags – it’s a scam to enhance their green colour.

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