Is there anything more welcoming than an omelette and a glass of wine? To make an omelette is a life skill. Elizabeth David may have her detractors, but she was right about its steadying properties. I’ve been making a lot of omelettes lately. I’ve been teaching a goat cheese and basil version to my neighbour […]
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Oscarsfest continues, with the last of the snacksThe dish: The film: The reason: Where does life begin and end? Where is mercy? Are they eating mince for dinner again? These are some of the questions that dog Terrence Malick’s loosely plotted family drama/examination of our place in the universe. For some the appeal lies in […]
Oscarsfeast continues: The dish: The film: The reason: Matt King is just trying to keep his head above water, what with his tempestuous daughters and coma-bound wife. As he’s keen to point out to us, it might look like heaven in Hawaii, but the tips and turns of life are just as rough as elsewhere. […]
The film: The reason: These are not baseballs. They’re lumps of popcorn, a dandruff of parmesan and a lick of truffle bound together like an island of misfit toys. It’s worth noting; these do not contain real truffle. If you can afford real truffle in your popcorn, you’re probably not making snacks. Your butler is. […]
These are good eggs. Not just because they’re small- and small things are indisputably cute (ref; babies, puppies, kittens, nieces, Nemo). Not because they’re a low carb pre dinner nibble that isn’t made from pigs or peanuts. And not because they’re a blank canvas that allows you to go crazy with flavoured salts (I haven’t […]