Hooray! Asparagus season is here.
I’ve been talking to local growers this week who reckon the British stuff that’s been on the shop shelves before now has been grown under polythene but thanks to the recent sunshine they’re now ready to harvest so snap it up people.
The season’s too short to hang around.
We had our first English asparagus last night and made a delicious and dead simple puff pastry tart.
A perfect simple supper… (more…)
Happy Pancake Tuesday!
Here’s a no-nonsense staple for perfect pancakes (and a nice pancakey tune to flip to)…
BASIC PANCAKE RECIPE FOR PANCAKE TUESDAY (more…)
Forgive the crazy camera work. I was flying solo, taking charge of photography, cookery, pot washing, you name it. Sometimes two hands just aren’t enough…
Top tips…
As promised, a clam recipe…
There are all sorts of complicated things you can do with shellfish but I prefer to keep it simple. (more…)
I’m dribbling on my keyboard just thinking about this dish.
This is an anonymous squash I picked up at Allesley Park Walled Garden (a “secret garden” affair that has been lovingly restored to how it would have been as an 18th Century kitchen garden, including veg varieties from days of yore). If you can tell me what this squash is I will hold a pumpkin party in your honour.
Hand-on-heart, this is truly the best pumpkin recipe ever. Or the best squash recipe ever (they’re the same thing).
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Thread your pumpkin chunks onto skewers with whatever veg/meat/herbs you like. I went for sage, mushrooms and bacon on one, and red pepper and courgette on the other.
Grill for about 15-20 mins and serve with salad, pitta and tahini.
25p each? Bargain!
Looks weird – tastes great.
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