Ok, so neither of my grandmothers are Italian. They’re Czech and English, so they’re more about knödel and Sunday roasts than tomato sauce. My Czech great grandmother did once claim to have Italian blood. But her grandson quite rightly pointed out that if she did, it must have come across with the Romans… Still, if [...]
Posts Tagged ‘anchovy’
Tomato sauce - like my grandmother used to make
Posted in Maincourses, tagged anchovies, anchovy, grandma's tomato sauce, Italian, tomato sauce, ultimate, umami on July 26, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Pissaladière
Posted in Light Lunch, Maincourses, Savoury snacks, tagged anchovies, anchovy, black olive, pissaladiere, puff pastry, sous chef, South France, warm weather food on May 23, 2012 | 2 Comments »
One of the great things about my new job is the lunches. A wonderfully civilised part of the day. Cooking, sitting round a table and talking. No more silent desk sandwiches or microwaved soup. But freshly baked olive bread, Thai burgers and meat ragus. The future of working life. Today I cooked a Spanish omelette. [...]
Green Sauce
Posted in Light Lunch, Savoury snacks, tagged anchovy, coriander, food, green sauce, lemon, Leon, mint, mustard, parsley, rach smith, rachel smith, recipe, the food i eat, thefoodieat on September 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Usually I make a bit of effort with the photographs of the food I eat…but on this occasion I failed. I blame it on the fact that this sauce is so intensely delicious, it disappeared before I could get the lens cap off my camera, so you’ll just have to make do with this unappetizing [...]
Ottolenghi tomatoes
Posted in Light Lunch, Savoury snacks, tagged anchovy, cream, Ottolenghi, parmesan, rosemary, tomoates on August 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
You’ve got to hand it to Ottolenghi—they know how to do salads. When it comes to creative salad-making I have the culinary equivalent of writers’ block. I can’t ever get beyond green leaves with halved tomatoes. If I’m feeling particularly adventurous I’ll add some spring onions or some grilled courgettes. Salad making really isn’t my [...]