I love eggs. Have I mentioned that before? Maybe. Maybe not. But there it is: I love eggs. And not just hen eggs: goose, duck, quail and fish. mmmmmh … fish eggs! So yesterday whilst at the fish monger (ok, he was technically inside… Continue Reading “Something new”
Two evenings ago when I started making the Autumnal Risotto, featured in this post, something came up and I had to abandon the dish half made.Luckily I hadn’t put the rice in, so it was only a matter of chucking the sausage and squash… Continue Reading “A satellite dish (to the Autumnal Risotto)”
Every time someone comes over to my mother’s or my house, they look at our orchids, amazed. We have dozens of them, nearly all gifts, untidily arranged on window sills. Some are heavy with their second or third (or more, who remembers?) bloom; others… Continue Reading “Orchids. Surprisingly simple.”
Sometimes, it’s the best way. The other evening I spent about an hour preparing farofias, a thick, sweet, luxurious Portuguese dessert of which a post will be published as soon as I get the photos. I yearned for farofias ever since I discovered them around the end of my year… Continue Reading “Easy and quick”