Tag Archives: summer

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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Notes from Puglia and a quick pizza!

Posted on August 10, 2012 by lardersaga

Day 3 and I am getting increasingly concerned that my much-loved ‘Ricci’ are not going to feature on this holiday. Last time I was in Puglia, 5 years ago, I was introduced to this delicacy and have been licking my … Continue reading →

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Panna cotta – Cooked Italian Cream

Posted on August 2, 2012 by lardersaga

Call it what you will, most European countries have some variation of this, be it Creme caramel, Creme Brulee, Crema Catalana, or our own very poor cousin, the Blancmange (sounds convincingly French?). To be fair these all seem to be … Continue reading →

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‘Chin Chin’ to a burger bonanza

Posted on July 27, 2012 by lardersaga

Every summer Mr.P and I have a hilarious tussle over the bbq. It goes something like this, ‘why can’t we have a gas bbq?, it is so much easier to cook on’, my rather arrogant, spoilt brat  response is – … 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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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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Ice cream days

Posted on June 20, 2012 by lardersaga

Honestly, when I said we don’t eat puddings I was almost telling the truth. I do have a weakness for ice cream and strangely creme brulee! Funnily enough the ‘little people’ seem to have inherited the same weakness for the … 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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