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Showing posts with label Mrs. Beeton Rulz OK. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Under Pressure

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Got a shiny new pressure cooker for Christmas, and it's awesome. The biggest one they make, 9 litres, and took it out for the first test...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

More Pumpkinny goodness

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What do you do with the pumpkin after Halloween? Traditionally, you just let it sit there and melt. Which I admit is often pretty fun. But...
Thursday, October 23, 2014

Pumpkinny goodness!

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What is wrong with processed food, in a nutshell? It's not food. Well, as I was watching this very interesting video about the(mainl...
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Monday, July 14, 2014

Of herbs and stewed fenek

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I am proud to announce that I have tripled my Maltese vocabulary. I now know three words of Malti: "Kappillan," "Bonju,"...
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Aubergine egg sandwiches

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In my endless search for a viable replacement for the English Fry-up, I have been experimenting with ingredients readily available in Italia...
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Monday, January 27, 2014

How to make Bird's Custard awesomely!

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It's a British institution. If you were English or raised by English people in an English colonial town, you will know that Birds cust...
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Thursday, November 28, 2013

The Lowly Sprout

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OK, Muricans, let's deal with your fear of Brussels sprouts. Personally, I've never understood the problem. I've always loved ...
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Sunday, November 24, 2013

Of herbs and stewed rabbit

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My freezer chest needs defrosting. When I moved into this apartment, it had something I'd never seen before: a fridge with no freezer co...
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Sunday, October 06, 2013

Red Thai Chicken Curry... Hilary version

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Finally got the knack of doing my own Thai curry. I bought a bunch of coriander and cumin seeds from the Bangladeshis at the Esquiline marke...
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Saturday, September 28, 2013

Laganum

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OK, I have tried the Roman flatbread recipe and modified it into something AWEsome. It's a little more complicated than my usual throw-...
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Monday, June 24, 2013

Devilled Coratella

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Just invented an English version of coratella di agnello. Basically it's my old Edwardian deviled kidneys recipe combined with lamb co...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Hilary's Italian kitchen... or something like that

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So, doing my imaginary cooking show today, narrating lunch to the invisible camera with lots of fun kitchen tips, it was my favourite Englis...
Monday, April 08, 2013

Orange Soup

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A long time ago, I invented something I called Orange Soup, and it was a pretty big hit with friends. It had all orange food I could think o...
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Saturday, March 02, 2013

Breakfast of Paleo champions

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Almond and hazelnut flour pancakes with fresh cream and frutti di bosco Take three oz of almond meal on oz of hazelnut meal about 1 or...
Saturday, February 09, 2013

Totally awesome stir-fry

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How to make the most totally awesome spicy Thai stir-fry. 1) buy all your ingredients in Italy (sorry) 2) Take: Fibonnaci broccoli 1 ...
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Saturday, December 29, 2012

Creamy apples

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On my constant search for a replacement for the English Fry-up, I've discovered multiple ways to combine fruit and cream. Lately, in the...
Friday, November 02, 2012

The secret's in the deglazing

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Made Fegato alla Veneziana for lunch today. I've been ordering it in Roman restaurants lately and it's wonderful, and often the chea...
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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Bakies

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I have invented a new Primal snack food to have with your tea. I call it "Bakies". It's kind of a combination cookie and cake,...
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Saturday, September 22, 2012

Autumnal soup

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No, I didn't use the mushroom growing in the living room. It was a windy, blustery day today, and the big thick grey clouds coming in ov...
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Sunday, April 08, 2012

Melanzane alla Parmigiana, Hilary style

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Meanwhile, back here on the ground, I invented my own melanzane parmigiano recipe tonight.  I've also been very carefully tracking my ...