Tag Archives: Delia Smith
Squids in
I originally fell in love with cephalopods: squid, cuttlefish and octopus – in Sicily, where I was lucky enough to live for a few blissfully foodie years. The markets were to die for, crammed with creatures that had died for … Continue reading
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Tagged Delia Smith, Nathan Outlaw, Nathan's Outlaw's British Seafood, Nigella Lawson, squid
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Nettle and spinach lasagne
Nettles are probably the most common of all our wild edible plants and are so good at making use of minerals and nitrogen that they score high in the nourishment stakes. According to the original modern forager – Richard Mabey … Continue reading
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Tagged Delia Smith, Food for Free, nettle lasagne, nettle risotto, Richard Mabey
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Mincing with an Italian bent – Delia Smith’s caramelised mince pies
Delia is still cool after all these years. Despite the rather sanitised covers of her How To Cook 1, 2 and 3 series of the 1990s matching her staid TV appearances, she still kicks a*** in the kitchen when it … Continue reading
A Woman’s Place is in the Kitchen
Reviewing the Whitechapel Gallery’s Dining Rooms last weekend, to which Gordon Ramsay protégée, Angela Hartnett, has recently lent her expertise, led me to thinking of the discrepancy between women in the kitchen and celebrity women chefs. Where are they? Or … Continue reading
