This, I am afraid , was the depressing view from the kitchen last Sunday just before our guests arrived for the FoodsMatter summer garden party! However, never let it be said that a little bit of rain would get in the way of a FoodsMatter party and I am delighted …
Farm Direct
Celeriac…….
Is that not truly magnificent? I must admit that, when it arrived from Farm Direct, I was not even sure what it was, it was so enormous – and so muddy.... But a celeriac it surely was and, in due course, it got turned into a fine selection of celeriac-based dishes. I feel that …
Strawberries
A question: Have you ever compared the flavour of a whole strawberry with that of a cut up strawberry? I ask only because I think that something strange happens when you cut strawberries up. Somehow, with each knife cut, flavour leaks out. Which is possibly why, in my opinion …
Leaves – dishwasher doors – and one-pot soup-stews…
Is this just not the most exciting Christmas present ever?.... It is what is going to finally get me to grow edible, rather than look-atable, plants in the garden... All those wonderful spicy leaves that I have been getting in my Farm Direct deliveries from Cultivate London! (And …
Luscious leaves in a hot-cold salad…
My Friday delivery from Farm Direct was so intriguing this week that I really felt I had to share... Apart from a fine selection of lettuces (large Cos, crispy Salanova and curly endive), some delicious new season carrots, new season spinach and golden mini plum tomatoes …