Category: Reviews

Aubergine, Chickpea & Tomato Bake – Musaqa’a

Echoes of the Greek dish moussaka are correctly heard here, both in the name and the feel of the dish

Falastin: A Cookbook

Looking for new ideas to titillate your taste buds? Try Falastin: A Cookbook.

In conversation with Wendyl Nissen

I had a chat with Wendyl Nissen about 10 years ago. About chooks. Although we worked in the same industry at the time (magazineland) our paths had never crossed, but I knew she kept chooks, and as I wanted to get some, I got her number and called her. She’s one of those people who […]

Truth, Love & Clean Cutlery

Planning on eating your way around the world? Read this book before you leave home.

Crema Catalana – Catalan Crème Brûlée

Author Emma Warren makes a mean Crema Catalana. See how.

Baby Broad Bean & Pea Salad – Amanida de Favetes I Pèsols

If you can find it in a deli, finely shaved duck jamón, tossed through at the end, dresses up this salad beautifully.

The Catalan Kitchen

Catalan cuisine – edgy, surprising, intriguing, comforting. New book by Emma Warren.

Adriatico: Recipes and stories from Italy’s Adriatic Coast

This book will make you want to go there.

The Little Swedish Kitchen

Rachel Khoo’s take on the Swedish kitchen.

Swedish Stir-fry (Pyttipanna)

A Swedish twist on bacon and eggs. Or stir-fry. Or bacon & egg stir-fry!

Corsica – a new book on an ancient way of cooking

Interested in good food writing? Get a copy of Corsica by Nicolas Stromboni.

Open window

Read the poem, then read the notes at the end of the poem, then read the poem again. That’s if you’ve got nothing else to do all day! Open window Saturday night No one can see me My street soldier – a silvery green poplar – standing sentry Seeing, unseen Plump […]