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I stopped making a Christmas cake several years back – just too sweet, but I did miss the marzipan topping. Marzipan is my idea of heaven – I love the texture, and the almond flavour – heaven indeed. I have been known to make my own – it’s easy enough. But then Niederegger marzipan came […]
The instructions were precise. Please be at Coach Bay 40B on the Victoria Embankment 15 minutes before the departure time of 12.15. To allow contingency time for delayed trains, etc Clare and I agreed to get there well ahead of time. We were; and consequently were there in time to watch, as almost to the […]
In spite of some wild and wet weather this year we are still hoping to enjoy some al fresco meals, including barbeques. Waiting in our freezer in readiness are some sausages: and rather special sausages at that; game sausages – namely Pheasant and Pear and Grouse and Wild Boar. Great for a bbq or the […]
We are a cheese loving family but Džiugas cheese, in spite of a visit to Lithuania, was new to us. Džiugas cheese does indeed come from Lithuania; made from milk produced by cows that have grazed on grass in a national park. A cheese with a legend There is a legend associated with the cheese. It […]
We had enjoyed Wild and Game pâtés so much that, come last December, we decided to place a bulk online order for more, plus some other interesting looking goodies from the company, so as to stock up the freezer for Christmas and to last into the new year. With family off elsewhere and not being […]
The Italians take food and cooking very seriously; hardly surprisingly Italian cuisine is renowned world-wide. What could be more welcoming and comforting than a perfectly cooked risotto with its layers of subtle flavours, or a simple bowl of pasta with a rich tomato sauce; an oozing Mozzarella; slices of succulent Parma Ham; or tangy salami […]