african vanielje on Jul 11 2008 | Filed under: 30 second suppers, bread, sandwich, seasonal cooking
Seasonal eating, normally such a pleasure in the Somerset countryside, is proving a little disappointing this month. Hold on, that’s not entirely true. I think it is just a little disappointing as my head and heart are still weighted down and groaning with the feast of last summer’s bounty, and the [...]
african vanielje on Jun 28 2008 | Filed under: 30 second suppers, bread
Saturday mornings are my favourite ‘me-time’ . My husband normally sleeps in after a week of getting up at 5am, my daughter is usually playing with the kids next door, or listening to music and reading or drawing in her room, and I get to do my own thing. But it feels different [...]
african vanielje on May 15 2008 | Filed under: 30 second suppers, Locavore, food blogging event, salad, seasonal cooking
It seems the very air I breath is permeated with wild garlic this week. Wild garlic or ramsons is similar to ramps, or wild leeks, both belonging to the allium family. Like ramps they grow anywhere moist and shady, like damp woods, stream banks etc. They do have a bulb which is edible, [...]
african vanielje on May 14 2008 | Filed under: 30 second suppers, Pasta, food blogging event, seasonal cooking
In winter our morning walk to school is not my favourite thing and I generally try and convince Dakota that a less eco-friendly door - to - door chauffeur approach is warranted. But in spring and summer we park in the neighboring village and walk across the fields. This morning it feels like [...]
african vanielje on Jan 18 2008 | Filed under: 30 second suppers, food blogging event, sandwich
It is impossible to pick one comfort food for winter as there are so many, but I can try to define the parameters of what makes a meal comfort food. To me it has to be quick to prepare because when I want comfort food I want it now and I don’t want to slave [...]
