Tag Archives: Heritage tomatoes

Darling Buds of May

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

Check out the irony here. I am heading off to South West France to cook for a client over the next Bank Holiday weekend. It’s an amazing adventure and one I have been part off for the last 10 years … Continue reading →

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A tale of two tarts.

Posted on September 28, 2012 by

Here is a tale of two tarts. The savoury one is a cheats’ tart, and the sweet one is a tarts’ tart. Tart no.1, the savoury one,  is perfect ‘girly’ food, the ideal answer for a light lunch, tart no.2 … Continue reading →

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A salad from the garden

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

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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A footnote on tomatoes

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

  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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