Arroz negro
My first, partially successful attempt at this classic dish. My unpictured rice was not black enough, presumably I need to use more ink or less rice next time. . .A baseline recipe (for a 30 cm paella pan):5 cups of fish stock - I used one based on lef...
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The Star at Harome, North Yorkshire
If there’s one thing better than a pint of Black Sheep, it’s a pint of Black Sheep served in a cosy warm Yorkshire pub, after a long Sunday morning walk on the moors. The Star at Harome is just such a warming and friendly establishment but with the added bonus of being a restaurant that...
Belacan
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Butternut Squash–Chestnut Soup with Caramelized Pears
Here’s another great recipe from Candle 79 Cookbook: Modern Vegan Classics from New York’s Premier Sustainable Restaurant by Joy Pierson, Angel Ramos, and Jorge Pineda (Ten Speed Press). 1 cinnamon stick 1 whole nutmeg, halved 1 stalk lemongrass, chopped 2 cardamom pods 1 (1-inch) piece of fresh ginger, peeled and chopped 2 dried chipotle chiles...
Recipes for the Holidays
With this being the last weekend before Christmas, it may be the perfect time to bake cookies or at the very least develop a menu for when you have guests to your home. Even if you will be spending the holidays elsewhere, consider baking or cooking a special treat to greet your family and friends....
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Rib Shakk, Leeds
Anthony Flinn Jnr is blazing a one man trail in this part of the world. Not necessarily with his cooking, although we’ll come to that. No. Mostly in being the powerhouse behind saving the most beautiful building in this metropolis, Leeds Corn Exchange. Not content with opening a bistro, a champagne bar, a fromagerie, and...
Smoked duck salad – Market Kitchen
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‘Pig,’ a Play, Roasts the Food-Obsessed
In a new play, two women who have waited tables or written about food make fun of that world.
Harira
Physically and mentally distant from Morocco, I suspect my attempt at this classic dish has the wrong emphasis, looking at various pictures on the web, I can see there is a little too much meat and the consistency is closer to stew than soup. . .Ingred...
Fish kefta
I'm slowly working through my wish list of Moroccan recipes. Today spiced fish balls, made from fillets purchased from one of those peculiar road side vendors of frozen fish. . .Ingredients:450g of white fish fillets - I used snapper, which I cut into ...
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What to buy a Wino for Christmas
Do you know a wine snob? I bet he/she has so many hectolitres of wine in various nooks and crannies of their house that they have considered converting their lawn mower to run on ethanol. Buying them another bottle seems superfluous. In any case, choosing a wine for a wino is a bit intimidating and...
WineTrailTraveler’s Busy January