The remarkable date

Dates are seriously good for you. True!

Dates are seriously good for you. True!

Sweet corn is at its sweetest when just picked.

Though it seems just like yesterday, it was in fact 40 years ago that I spent a week walking the hills of Crete.
A striking memory is the aromatic scents that rose all around us as we crushed wild thyme and oregano underfoot. The oregano was ‘rigani’, origanum vulgare (hirtum). Bit of a gob-full, I suppose, but the last name (hirtum) is pretty important.

Warmin’ up and coolin’ down – there’s a reason for it.

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.

Plump and fluffy snowy white eggs with golden flowing yolks – here’s how to do it.

Dried figs are honey sweet, fruity and sort of figgy tasting, and a bit gritty, but that grittiness is a good attribute as it provides texture. The skin might look like elephant hide …
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