My daughter lives in Milan and I visited her for a few days before Christmas. On the first night I took her to Ristorante Piazza Repubblica which I’ll write about later and for lunch on the day I was leaving … Continue reading
My wife is Zimbabwean so I’ve been exposed to Zimbabwean foods which don’t get near the few tourists who go there. Here are some savoury nibbles which I’ve tried there. These are Madora, moth caterpillars, collected from trees. They are … Continue reading
Pea Soup made from the boiled hock stock. 600ml Bacon stock 250g Dried green split peas soaked overnight 2 x Shallots (the long, oval, French ones) 2tbs of Olive oil Salt (only if the Bacon stock is not salty enough) … Continue reading
Earlier this week we visited Wareham in Dorset and purchased, amongst other things, a Bacon Hock from Halletts Butchers. We’ve shopped there before and their meat is exceptional, they’re traditional butchers and the meat is from local farms. This Bacon … Continue reading