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Food
Best food books 2019 – the American collection
American food writing is often more advanced than British food writing. American publishers don't just support tv chefs, influencers and newspaper columnists either, they push the envelope further. ...
Best food books 2019 – the London collection
People hate London and Londoners. Neglected parts of Britain resent the capital and I completely understand why. But it remains the case that London is a thriving multi-cultural city that attracts the ...
Aranzata – Sardinian Christmas sweet recipe
Aranzata or S'aranzata This is a little bit like Greek 'spoon sweets', a tradition where a bitter or sour fruit is candied and served with coffee. I gave these out at my Sardinian ...
Home made Nutella recipe
Nutella is in the news because the leader of the right wing 'Lega' party, Matteo Salvini, who has posted pictures of himself eating bread topped with the chocolatey spread, has discovered that ...
Travel
Hazelnut risotto recipe from Piedmont.
During my recent visit to Piedmont in Northern Italy, I discovered the importance of checking that the risotto rice you using is authentic. Under Italian law manufacturers can say the rice is from ...
Food and wine in Piedmont, Northern Italy plus recipe for Tiramisu
Varallo Sesia Piedmont is a fairly unknown part of Italy, bordering France and Switzerland. But it is a highly significant region with very different foods from the rest of the country. Here they ...
The persimon farm, Valencia
Persimons (with one m) grow around Valencia and are the fastest growing fruit in terms of popularity in the UK, outselling pineapples and mangos. Spain is still a very agricultural country - fresh ...
Spanish Persimon Halloween supper club in pictures and recipes
Yes you read that right, it's persimon with one 'm', rather than two, because they come from a Spanish farm near Valencia. Persimons are also known as Sharon fruit or kaki fruit, and come in two ...
MsMarmiteLover aka Kerstin Rodgers.
Chef, photographer, author, journalist, blogger. Pioneer of the supperclub movement.
This is my food and travel blog, with recipes, reviews and travel stories. I also stray into politics, feminism, gardening.