Radicchio di Treviso Precoce
We had an overnight stay in Woodstock and went to see the Christmas display at Blenheim Palace. The next day … Continue reading Radicchio di Treviso Precoce
Category: County of Oxfordshire
Brightwell Barrow
Our entire Garlic harvest
We planted around seventy cloves this spring and most of them have “rust” and they have rotted in the soil. … Continue reading Our entire Garlic harvest
Eat your “Greens” – Hortopita
While we were locked down and self isolating many of our greens and herbs have bolted! I decided to make … Continue reading Eat your “Greens” – Hortopita
Brochetín de Langostinos
We recently took a short break to Cambridge and on the last evening of our stay we were notified by … Continue reading Brochetín de Langostinos
Chocolate Mousse
I always associate chocolate mousse with Spain. My first encounter was in 1974. I was living in Calella de la … Continue reading Chocolate Mousse
Dorset Cockles
Waitrose have started selling clams and cockles, fished sustainably from Poole in Dorset. They are supplied by The Dorset Shellfish … Continue reading Dorset Cockles
Sainte Maure de Touraine
I went looking for more Brightwell Ash at the Tuesday market. No luck! However The Little Shop of Cheese had … Continue reading Sainte Maure de Touraine
Oxfordshire Cheese Revival – Brightwell Ash
At the Tuesday market it is “Farmers day and I discovered Brightwell Ash at No 2. It is a ripened … Continue reading Oxfordshire Cheese Revival – Brightwell Ash
Chicken braised in Milk and Lemon
Following a recipe from Diana Henry in “A Bird in the Hand” adapted from a recipe by Jamie Oliver in … Continue reading Chicken braised in Milk and Lemon
Where the wild things aren’t
Waitrose fish counter has been uninspiring of late. Even on Fish Friday there has been no wild caught fish apart … Continue reading Where the wild things aren’t
Reblochon Fruitier de Savoie
From the little Shop of Cheese at the Tuesday market in Thame. Looking for a raw milk cheese and this … Continue reading Reblochon Fruitier de Savoie
English Pecorino
We usually keep pots of supermarket basil on a sunny window sill in our dining room. This means that we … Continue reading English Pecorino
Hebridean Golden Shell Mussels
Tonight we made an arroz meloso con mejillones y langostinos. We had some mussels left over so I made an … Continue reading Hebridean Golden Shell Mussels
A Food Parcel from Spain
Pacqui and Manolo have sent us a Christmas food parcel to help our withdrawal symptoms. It has been almost a … Continue reading A Food Parcel from Spain
A Surfeit of Winter Squash
A neighbour gave us a couple of butternut squash (calabaza) plants in the spring and they have produced a crop … Continue reading A Surfeit of Winter Squash