Ice Creams: Bay Leaf Ice Cream
It may not feel all that summery right now, but we are promised warmer weather this weekend so why not make some ice cream in...
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- Apr 28, 2016
Go Grow it on a Mountain: extreme winemaking in Chile
Tabalí's winemaker Felipe Müller East goes to extremes in Chile: first he planted vineyards within spitting distance of the Pacific...
- Apr 28, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Craggy Range Te Kahu 2013, Gimblett Gravels
£14.95, The Wine Society; £17.99, or £15.99 when you buy any 6 bottles, Majestic If you want a red wine that goes down well with lovers...
- Apr 24, 2016
Salads: DIY Salades Composées - Part 2
See Part 1 of my Salades Composées two-part series here. Salad dressings The soy and ginger dressing (from my Smoked Salmon Salad recipe)...
- Apr 23, 2016
Salads: DIY Salades Composées - Part 1
This is part one of two - today's post on salad components will be followed by part two tomorrow on dressings. Top tips Don’t have too...
- Apr 21, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Mas Lavail Carignan Vieilles Vignes Terre d'Ardoise 2014, Côtes Catalanes
£9.99, or £7.49–£7.99, when you buy any 6 bottles, Majestic Let’s show the Carignan Blanc grape a bit of love. Mas Lavail’s Carignan is a...
- Apr 19, 2016
Penfolds Grange and Special Bins: a unique vertical tasting in Paris
Hosted by the Australian Ambassador to France at "an intimate dinner", it was billed as "the first ever monumental vertical tasting of...
- Apr 19, 2016
Salads: Filicudi Salad
The Aoelian island of Filicudi takes its caper-growing and its salads seriously. This one – perfect as a simple starter with bread, but...
- Apr 14, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Viberti Barbera d'Alba Bricco Airolo, Piedmont
£16.95, The Vintner, thevintner.com This is such a food-friendly red it ought to be on as many restaurant lists as the, admittedly...
- Apr 11, 2016
Salads: Smoked Salmon Salad with Soy and Ginger Dressing
Smoked salmon with brown bread should be a treat, but when you’ve had too many garden parties with canapés of sun-warmed smoked salmon on...
- Apr 7, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Château Rouquette Sur Mer, L'Esprit Terroir, La Clape 2013
£9.95, The Wine Society Red wines from Languedoc can be pretty big and burly, especially when the grape blend includes, as this does, a...
- Apr 5, 2016
Iconic, historic... it must be Penfolds Grange and a Rewards of Patience tasting
Penfolds' fifth Rewards of Patience was a remarkable, unrepeatable tasting over four days in September 2003. It included the complete set...
- Apr 4, 2016
Salads: Potato, Chorizo, Prawn and Paprika Salad
Salad doesn’t have to be something on the side or a bit of greenery bringing up the rear. It can be a starter or the main event and it...
- Mar 31, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Mulderbosch Faithful Hound 2013, Western Cape
£90 for 6 bottles, Armit Wines; £13.60 The Bottle Bank A label and name for dog lovers, for sure, but the stylish, barrel-matured dry...
- Mar 27, 2016
Chocolate: Tips and Extras
Happy Easter! To celebrate, I'm rounding off my chocolate recipe series with some tips and extras, including the all-important question...
- Mar 25, 2016
Is Champagne a Wine for Food? A light-bulb moment
Winter trips to Champagne can be a bit nippy. Perishingly cold, actually (cue: violins). And tasting dozens of vins clairs, the region’s...
- Mar 24, 2016
Chocolate: Hot Chocolate Puddings
A rich lava-like centre underneath a crisp crust, and a dark, brooding chocolate flavour - quintessential winter comfort, but a taste...
- Mar 24, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Torres Salmos Priorat 2012, Penedès
£13.86, Waitrose (on offer at this price until 29 March) The classic matches for Easter roast lamb are claret or Rioja, but I’m going...
- Mar 23, 2016
Wines to Pair with Chocolate – and how to make them tango
Chocolate can be a tricky customer when it comes to matching wines, but it’s certainly not a no-go area. Believe me, after years of...
- Mar 19, 2016
Chocolate: Pressed Chocolate Cake
This is a River Café Cookbook recipe. Over the years, I have tried varying it by adding chopped crystallised and stem ginger, rum-soaked...
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