Category Archives: Seasonal salads

Recipes mindful of what is available and in season

Figue 3 – memories of Puglia!

Posted on August 24, 2012 by lardersaga

Before my tan fades completely, please excuse my last rant on holiday eating! I was prompted some time ago to write about figs by a dear old safari days friend who lives in Lusaka, he has one overly enthusiastic fig … Continue reading →

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Precipitation, procrastination, inspiration

Posted on July 19, 2012 by lardersaga

Uh oh our joke summer is having the last laugh, but as I tap away I smugly know that spoilingly we are escaping the rain dappled windows to the sun-baked earth of Southern Italy in a few weeks time. My … Continue reading →

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‘Give Peas a Chance’

Posted on July 5, 2012 by lardersaga

Ooh – I wish the ‘Pink’ one would heed these wise words (the ‘peace’ bit’), endless sleepless nights seem to have enveloped the ‘little people’. The ‘Pink’ one probably has the best excuse of all, poor little egg has got … Continue reading →

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A salad from the garden

Posted on June 27, 2012 by lardersaga

This is optimistically named because though all these vegetables have been planted in my  garden it assumes they are growing and ready to eat – neither of which is entirely true. Slugs are the real evil at the moment and … Continue reading →

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Angels navels ?

Posted on June 18, 2012 by lardersaga

‘Angels navels’ – have I just made this up ? or is it actually what these divine, flat, little, white peaches are called? After some hunting on the internet I am none the wiser, but it’s a  good name for … Continue reading →

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Lobster indulgence……

Posted on June 9, 2012 by lardersaga

Umm, quite an interesting week on the weather front – monsoon style rain followed by gale force winds…. NICE! particularly when entertaining the ‘Little People’. Though strangely on reflection I think I am more the victim of our notorious weather … Continue reading →

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A whirlwind weekend of celebrating, and a few uses for ‘Edible Flowers’

Posted on June 5, 2012 by lardersaga

Green salad with Viola flowers from http://www.westlandwow.co.uk Rather an eventful week all in all. ‘Harry’ my new nephew arrived in the world – a little earlier than expected – and a little ‘littler’ than hoped (that is due to the … Continue reading →

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It’s all in the dressing!

Posted on May 28, 2012 by lardersaga

It is kind of critical in these rare, balmy moments to get that dressing right and that doesn’t just apply to the salad. Hence, in this blissful wave of heat I thought it time to share two that we adore … Continue reading →

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Raw…..

Posted on May 25, 2012 by lardersaga

Perfect summer fare for hot, sticky days. This salad is raw and inexplicably good. I can’t take the credit for the marriage of ingredients as the base of it has to be credited to the wonderful chef Jacob Kennedy of … Continue reading →

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A footnote on tomatoes

Posted on May 14, 2012 by lardersaga

  Tomatoes shout summer – I have always adored them and get thoroughly excited when the first properly tasty ones arrive in the shops around this time of year. Being an utterly hopeless tomato grower – 3 years on the trot … Continue reading →

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