Food, Travel, and Cooking!
As I write this I am looking at my pristine final issue of “Gourmet” the Magazine of Good Living from November 2009. And per usual, a crispy, brown roast turkey is on the front cover in time for American Thanksgiving tables. If you think I have come late to the party, well you might be right! This […]
Our favourite way to prepare a whole ham for Easter dinner or anytime you want to feed a large group. Thanks James Beard for the inspiration (he used a whole bottle of Madiera!) We normally use a smoked pork picnic when we don’t need a whole ham. It’s dead-easy, juicy and the Marsala permeates the […]
“Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May/and summer’s lease hath all to short a date.” -Shakespeare, sonnet 18. Spring meant many things when I was a little girl, in the 1950’s, Easter school holidays being high on my list as I was not too keen on school! Then there were new “Easter” dresses, […]