Food

Food is not just a necessity for life, it enhances and enriches our lives. I love every aspect of food… not just eating it! I love cooking, and growing things, I love recipe books and cookery programmes, I love talking about food, reading restaurant menus… but most of all, sitting round a table in good company enjoying a wonderful meal!

Past its sell by date

Food by LoisMarch 1, 2014

Sticky caramel shallots

Food by LoisFebruary 26, 2014

Picture my lunch!

Food by LoisFebruary 24, 2014

Food by LoisFebruary 21, 2014September 13, 2018

Sunny soup!

I had a bit of a wobble as I was carrying my bowl, it was probably too full! Miserable weather needs sunny soup, red, yellow and green peppers, tinned tomatoes, onions and garlic, chickpeas, runner beans and orzo pasta, a tiny splash of chilli sauce, dabs of crème fraiche rosted baby tomatoes… sunny soup!

Autumn fruits

Food by LoisFebruary 19, 2014October 11, 2017

From Schleswig-Holstein

Food by LoisFebruary 17, 2014

Desert Island dish

Food by LoisFebruary 14, 2014

A boiled suet pudding with raisins, aka…

Food by LoisFebruary 12, 2014

Pie

Food by LoisFebruary 11, 2014

Food by LoisFebruary 10, 2014February 11, 2014

The many names of the pigeon pea…

Toor dahl is my new favourite lentil – or is it a legume, or is it a pea… or is a pea a legume? I hastily looked it up and found it has so many other names: pigeon pea kardis gandule bean tropical green pea kadios Congo pea gungo pea gunga pea fio-fio mgbụmgbụ no-eye […]