My cookbooks Originally uploaded by framboise. I was reading a post about potato soup on delicious days, and getting pretty hungry just reading the recipe, when I came across a meme going around about cookbooks. Being new to this blogging business (previous websites have always just been online CVs), I thought I should at least […]

An article in the Torygraph today reminded me of a nickname I was given at school following a track & field try-out. All the kids were shown the proper way to perform the approach, take-off and flight. I paid due attention to the Phys Ed teacher (ie none). My approach was fine, and so was […]

Blackcurrant frangipane Originally uploaded by framboise. We bought some peaches on the way home from the Andy Warhol exhibition last weekend, and they felt just about ripe enough today. But instead of eating these juicy peaches raw, I thought could try a frangipane flan, similar to one K&M made for us a couple of Saturdays […]

Crab and courgette gratin Originally uploaded by framboise. Bought some lumaconi pasta from Sainsbury’s last week. It’s a rather large pasta, perfect for stuffing. We thought the recipe on the back of the packet sounded better than usual, and tried it out. The recipe suggested using broccoli florets, but we haven’t had any in the […]

Chickpea salad Originally uploaded by framboise. Soaked some chickpeas last night, and set them on the boil while we went out to vote this evening. Decided to have a chickpea salad from, yet again, New Covent Garden Soup Company’s Soup & Beyond cookbook. (OK, I’m going to have to abbreviate them to NCGSC or future […]

Coq au vin, pommes, legumes et vin Originally uploaded by framboise. My parents had coq au vin for dinner again; my dad gloats via email whenever they have something extra tasty. So I decided to cook that free range bird in our fridge in some red wine too. A quick search at epicurious yielded several […]

First posted 26 April 2005. I love using butternut squash in soup; the smooth orange flesh gives a creamy texture without any use of dairy products. And I love the way butternut squash smells a little like mango or papaya when you cut into it (there may be a common enzyme in all these orange […]

Torta Toscanella Originally uploaded by framboise. Spent the afternoon in sunny Glasgow in a most pleasant manner with my brother. As is traditional with his short visits to Scotland, we had a leisurely lunch at the Glasgow institution that is Fratelli Sarti. We tried not to order too much, so we could have some dessert. […]

Mame Daifuku Originally uploaded by framboise. Oh, it’s been a food-rich week! Inbetween extremely boring packing/clearing out sessions, I’ve been reading far too many food blogs. Before the drool has time to hit the keyboard, I’m off my seat and in the kitchen. Today was no exception. I came across a recipe for mame daifuku, […]

Chilli prawns and edamame Originally uploaded by framboise. A late post of Thursday night’s dinner. We were out of fresh food in the fridge. And the only thing vaguely palatable in the flat was a butternut squash from this week’s veg box. Unfortunately, we only like our butternut squash roasted, or roasted then puréed into […]