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![]() ![]() Most popular articles first. Sort by: Popularity ¦ Date ¦ Tags ![]() Quicke's Slow Food Cheddar
My visit of Quicke's Dairy in Devonshire, the largest of the nine remaining producers of real farmhouse cheddar, or how to produce world class traditional cheddar on a large scale. ![]() Georgian Chicken Walnut Satsivi
Cult recipe with the mighty bazhe sauce based on pounded roasted walnuts, garlic and pomegranate juice. Not for the faint of heart but delicious and utterly memorable! ![]() Kouign Amann
A most amazing pastry based on flour, sugar and a lot of butter. A definite calorie bomb but so good you would not believe. ![]() Wood Fired Chestnut Pancakes Necci
This is a recipe I have discovered a year ago and took me a full year to get right. But now I cook it almost once a week so simple, quick, delicious and spectacular it is. ![]() The Weekend Tandoorist
Fun with the tandoor on a rainy Sunday. ![]() Pasta Cooked Like a Risotto
This gorgeous traditional orecchiette-with-broccoli recipe is a staple on my table. The pasta is cooked with the sauce, a unique process much favored by French chef Alain Ducasse. ![]() Dinner at Le Train Bleu
A memorable meal at one of the most spectacular restaurants in Paris, located in the Gare de Lyon train station. ![]() Quails in Rosemary, Garlic and Red Wine Sauce
This quick and easy dish from the River Café will makes a lasting impression on any guest, and it takes only about 20 minutes to prepare. ![]() Freshly milled polenta sarda
In less than 5 minutes I transformed dry corn kernels into the most amazing fresh polenta, which I used to make polenta sarda. Spectacular! ![]() A Day Out in the Swiss Alps
Last weekend my friend John invited me to spend the day at his chalet in the Swiss Alps. We sledged down the fearsome 5-miles-long run and finished with cheese fondue. ![]() Fish Börek like at Balikçi Sabahattin
Balikçi Sabahattin, one of Istanbul's top fish restaurant, makes an amazing fish börek. I managed to get the recipe and make it at home. ![]() Sicilian Lemon Leaf Meatballs
Another dish with Eleonora in her kitchen near the Etna in Sicily - gorgeous veal meatballs wrapped in lemon-tree leaves and grilled. ![]() Processing shelling beans from my garden
Here is how I process my home grown beans. ![]() Asparagus Malloredus
A recipe of my own creation, very Italian nonetheless. Quickly prepared, this makes an ideal romantic dinner soaked with enough Cognac to guarantee the meal will meet a successful outcome! I even list a most exquisite & highly appropriate musical accompaniment. |
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