Rosie Jameson is an expert preserver and chef and spent an evening a group of us to make the most delicious lemon curd.
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DECEMBER 24: Christmas Eve aperitivo
Christmas Eve was the perfect day to have an aperitivo, and negroni
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DECEMBER 22: Turmeric and lemon
Having a few slices of turmeric and a teaspoon of the lemon juice with hot water and a spoon of honey for sweetness is now part of my pre-breakfast routine.
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DECEMBER 8: Food, wine and a taste of the season
Across Southern Europe citrus season is unfolding and our taste buds are once again becoming sensitive to Christmas flavours.
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CITRUS BITES: Agretti … Spring time in Italy
Agretti! I spotted the word in an Instagram post with by chef @kentcooking and it intrigued me. After mentioning my interest in this, a comment from Rome, Italy-based chef and teacher @carla_tomasi suggested I had better be quick as this vegetable was in season in Spring and this year’s Spring was already reshaping into Summer. […]
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Tuscany’s secret, scented citrus gardens
High on a hilltop in Tuscany sits the village of Buggiano Castello is home to the most exquisite gardens filled with fragrant citrus trees, lemons, oranges, mandarins, pomellos….
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Snap the peel to make the perfect Martini
Want to make the perfect Martini? Well it’s all in the squeeze, apparently. Get a sliver of fresh lemon or orange peel about 4-5cm long and about 1.5cm wide at the middle, pinch the longer edges in you fingers and ‘snap’ over your cocktail, says Richard Ehrlich, martini aficionado, prolific food writer and stalwart of […]
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Salcombe Brewery infuses history with a slice of citrus
Catch the light on the right day and the south Devon, England port of Salcombe could double for a town hugging a coastline in the Caribbean. Vivid blue and green seas, soft yellow sand and wind battered trees leading up to whitewashed houses create an atmosphere of beach life. Indeed, the relationship between south Devon […]
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Making marmalade at Menton’s Maison Herbin
Holding a giant wooden spoon Nicole Bineau stirs huge copper pots full of simmering, boiling fruit in the back of a shop that welcomes the curious cook. A passionate jam maker, Nicole works in the kitchen at the back of her family shop Maison Herbin, in the southern French town of Menton. She works behind […]
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Pasta Limone, family and the Menton Lemon
Pasta making is a family affair in Italy. Secret recipes, sauces, fillings for raviolis are passed down from nonnas (much loved grandmothers) to future generations of home cooks. And for one Italian family in one of the busiest shops in Menton, France this is happening right now. The star of the show is a deliciously […]
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