Lemon, garlic and chilli. There’s not a lot that these three can’t do. Brighten a bland piece of toast with ricotta? Um; yes. Add life to a bowl of spaghetti? Of course they can. Make me feel better when I’m a little poorly? Cross fingers… This zippy little trio of lemon, garlic and chilli is […]
chickpeas
Really? Seriously. Does anyone ever say that? Lamb, yes. Steak, certainly. But a craving for chicken? Does anyone ever really feel like chicken? I think I can count the great chicken dinners I’ve had on one hand. Thomas Keller’s roast chicken at Bouchon. Brined chicken with bread salad at Zuni Cafe in San Francisco. The […]
To me, there is little greater than the combination of carbs and red sauce. Big Red Sauce is one of my oldest friends. It’s seen me through some tough times. It’s the edible equivalent of ugh boots. Squishy. Comforting. Accepting. A little daggy. But not really something I’ll pull out for company. It was the […]
There are certain foods I pretend don’t exist. They include coffee eclairs, columbine sweets, croissants and chunky Kit Kats. I pretend they don’t exist on a day to day basis because if they did, I would be a darn sight bigger than I am now. It’s not about self flagellating denial. It’s more like deleting […]