Some cheese and bread

A guest appearance from Uncle Patrick

On March 16, 2015 by battenburgbelle

I’m way behind again – work does seem to get in the way of real life at the moment. Anyway, I’m going to go backwards and try to catch up with myself. If that...

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Crab salad in a bed of endive

Beef in Barolo (or not)

On February 6, 2015 by battenburgbelle

Clearly the picture above is not of beef.  I flicked through the Claudia Roden book again and decided to try her Beef in Barola for our chums last weekend. Actually it was beef...

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Lamb chops from Lazio

Another new cook book – by the fabulous Claudia Rosen!

On January 22, 2015 by battenburgbelle

Grandma and Grandpa Battenburg bought me Claudia Rosen’s The Food of Italy for my birthday (a lovely signed copy). It’s a very attractive book, with lots of information about the regional food of Italy....

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Sausages au vin

Sausages au vin

On January 15, 2015 by battenburgbelle

Empty the freezer time has come round again – I managed to shift three items in one fell swoop, with a large pot of sausages au vin. This is always a popular one...

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Strawberry tart

Another outing to the Horticultural Society Show and a World Cup dinner

On July 15, 2014 by battenburgbelle

This weekend was the summer show at the Muswell Hill and District Horticultural Society. At this time of year it’s mostly about the vegetables and flowers, so there are only a few cooking categories. Jenny...

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