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In digest: week ending 7 February 2016
It was a rare week in our kitchen – all the main-meal dishes of food we prepared were tried and true favourites. No recipe discoveries. No experiments. No radical departures. Just a series of palate-pleasing, reliable regulars. Think barbecued beef … Continue reading
Further French forays, a food faux pas or five, and fresh fritters …
… following a fraught fortnight. Maggie and I have just been through two weeks of anxiety and stress involving a health scare. Thankfully, an investigative procedure has found no evidence of anything life-threatening and, as of Saturday evening, we have … Continue reading
At the base of the J-curve
So, as of Christmas Day 2015, I am the happy owner of Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Happy, despite the fact that this book was first published in 1961 and has not been updated since 1983. Happy, because watching Julie … Continue reading
Into the closet: folio 2
Last August, I wrote about the fact that we had modernised ‘the little room’ in our home and then decided to decorate it with a rolling series of photos from our overseas travels. The first series, selected from our visit … Continue reading
Christmas seafood recipes
As promised in my previous post, here are the recipes for the seafood dishes that we prepared to share with our family at Christmas. Crayfish salad Well, this wasn’t too difficult. The folks at Eat Fish had already cooked our … Continue reading
Our seasonal seafood saga
In the lead-up to Christmas, my father requested a meal of crayfish, and my son, Julian and his wife, Sara simply said they would like a variety of seafood. That suited Maggie and me just fine – we like many … Continue reading
Why did the tomato turn red?
Because it saw the salad dressing. Hah, hah, hah! That’s exactly the kind of corny, pun-based joke that Maggie’s late father, Noel used to crack and, much to my son’s embarrassment, I let slip quite often myself. But, enough frivolity. … Continue reading
In-digest: week ending 13 December 2015
In common with my late mother, I particularly enjoy the festive season for the opportunity it brings to prepare special items of delicious food, and share them with friends and family. This year, I will have the bonus of spending … Continue reading
In-digest: week ending 6 December 2015
It’s been a few months since I last wrote a post about noteworthy dishes that Maggie and I had cooked in the preceding week. Not that there hasn’t been a whole mess of cooking going on! It’s just that I … Continue reading
Rick and Maggie's food and travel adventures 