The days are getting longer, cherry blossom is at the bum fluff stage and before very long we’ll be thinking about lighter, less carbohydrate-laden stuff to eat. So, it’s to my bookshelves I skip with a garland of daffodils in my hair to hunt out all those recipes which will satisfy these daintier cravings. Elizabeth [...]
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My second Flick
Posted in Books, Photographs, Uncategorized, tagged cookbook covers, Elizabeth David, ned trifle, penguin cookery books, summer cooking on March 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Mastering the art of existentialism
Posted in Books, Films, Having people over, tagged bouef bourguignon, Elizabeth David, French Provincial Cooking, Julia Child, Julie & Julia, Julie Powell, Mastering The Art Of French Cooking, Meryl Streep, sole meuniere on December 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The culinary talisman of 2009′s gastro-flick Julie and Julia is the heroic blogger’s making of a boeuf bourguignon. From what I recall of the film, the first time she attempts this stew she drops it on the floor, and the second time she falls asleep and forgets to take it out of the oven. This [...]
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