african vanielje on Jul 11 2008 | Filed under: vkcb
You’ll need to have all your ingredients ready to go before you start. It is a quick and easy dish but requires a little multi-tasking. The basil aioli needs to be made in advance.
Rinse your asparagus and gently snap off the ends. Go as close the the ends as possible until you [...]
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 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 15 2008 | Filed under: vkcb
Wash your freshly dug (or freshly purchased) new potatoes, making sure all the soil is scrubbed off, but trying to keep some of the delicate and tasty skin intact.
Place in a pan of cold salted water and bring to the boil.
Cook for about 15-20 minutes until just soft
In the last five minutes of cooking time [...]
