The next series of articles is angled around my trip to Mexico in November. I’m a big fan of Mexican food, which is infinitely more interesting and regional than its heavy, beany, cheesy cousin Tex Mex that Europeans are routinely served in chain restaurants. This is my fourth trip to Mexico, this time centering on…
Archives for December 2016
Mexi Xmas dinner 2016
This year, slightly bored of traditional Christmas foods, my family, who are all good cooks and gourmands, decided to make a Mexican Scandinavian meal. In the end it became more Mexican – a sort of Mexi hygge. Here are some of the highlights. Above my Rosca de Reyes for pudding. Roast parsnips, purple sweet potatoes,…
Chicory & goats’ cheese gratin recipe and drinking rosé in winter
Provencale rosé is very drinkable: pale, fruity and not too strong. It is usually seen as a girl’s drink (is it just the colour?), but everyone enjoys it in summer. The Switzerland of wines, rosé marks neutral territory for red and white wine drinkers. Who doesn’t like rosé? We don’t drink rosé in winter, which is…
Chilaquiles, or nachos for breakfast
On my recent trip to Mexico, I discovered something called chilaquiles on a breakfast menu. Let’s not beat around the bush – these are a version of nachos, but ones that you are allowed to have in the morning. I grew addicted. They come with either a red or green sauce. The red sauce is…
Where to go in Bordeaux according to France’s top food blogger
Anne Lataillade of Papilles et Pupilles in her home town of Bordeaux La Place de la Bourse Canelés in copper moulds Bordeaux city gates, one of several. This is Grosse Cloche de Bordeaux. Wall with imprint of stored barrels, Bordeaux Over a decado ago, Anne Lataillade was a stay-at-home mum looking after two young children, both of…
Vegan Christmas: Pilaf Pumpkin
What to serve vegans and vegetarians at Christmas is a head scratcher for those used to the simplicities of a giant turkey as a centrepiece. Some people can only imagine meat as an impressive seasonal treat, and they are stumped when it comes to thinking of a similarly spectacular vegan or vegetarian dish. This stunning…