06 june

3 min read 2022-06-08 18:36:00

Strawberry Trifle with Sponge Cake Fingers

The first of the strawberries have been picked! They seem a little early to me, but in spite of some persistent cool weather there have also been

2 min read 2022-06-06 18:42:00

Well, I'm going to confess; I made this in the winter with frozen peas and saved it for now. In a funny sort of way there are lots of things that can

2 min read 2022-06-01 18:40:00

These were so yummy! We had no trouble (do we ever?) eating them all ourselves, with rice and peas on the side. If you were serving other Indian

2 min read 2022-05-25 18:39:00

This has been a very strange year for weather, so pretty much normal, then. Normal for now, anyway. As a result of the combination of mostly rather

2 min read 2022-05-18 18:37:00

Tortillas in Spain are almost always eggs and potatoes, with or without onion (and they will fight about it). I frequently see assurances that

1 min read 2022-05-16 18:38:00

There are a lot of versions of this simple but substantial German salad; here's mine. You can eat it as-is, but I think it is most often eaten piled

2 min read 2022-05-13 18:37:00

Last time I was in a civilized place - and apparently my definition of "civilized place" is "has a Chinese/Asian grocery store" -

3 min read 2022-05-11 18:22:00

I've found myself poking around at Portuguese recipes quite a bit the last few months. It started with a (continuing) interest in Spanish recipes,

1 min read 2022-05-09 18:37:00

Egg pies are very common in Ukrainian cuisine, often in the context of Easter and mostly made with a yeast-raised dough. This one is more like the

2 min read 2022-05-06 18:46:00

Here is a lively take on one of my favourite ways to prepare pasta: the pasta and some vegetable are cooked together then dressed with something

2 min read 2022-05-04 18:46:00

I've made Saag Paneer a few times over the years with the idea that I would post it on this blog. All my attempts have been okay, but did not leave

2 min read 2022-04-20 18:26:00

Well so much for the theory that spring is on the way. It is, I guess, but so far, not so good. I did manage to scrounge a little spinach, sorrel,

1 min read 2022-04-01 18:35:00

We really enjoyed these but as with a lot of dished that include a carb, protein, and vegetables and yet don't seem quite sufficient to be the entire

1 min read 2022-04-01 18:35:00

We really enjoyed these but as with a lot of dishes that include a carb, protein, and vegetables and yet don't seem quite sufficient to be the entire

1 min read 2021-10-27 18:32:00

I made this a couple of times, but the first time I didn't purée it. The result was that we enjoyed it, but it wasn't as exciting as spinach and