While we were in London, we had lunch at Ottolenghi's restaurant 'Nopi'. We had not booked, so we sat at the counter. The restaurant had a great atmosphere, as you entered the restaurant ... continue reading...
Leonardo asked me for some ' super chocolaty biscuits Nonna please!' So I have tried to come up with just that. The flavour is really intense chocolat, as I used pure coco powder. • pre ... continue reading...
This salad is a little bit different and it was a great success with my family! Of course you can make many variations from this basic recipe. I made it with red cabbage and kale, two of ... continue reading...
My friend Vittorio taught me this wonderful vegetable dish, when I was writing my book ' Autumn in Piemonte'. He had a most fabulous vegetable garden at ' Pilone' outside Torino. Vittorio, ... continue reading...
This morning I had a quick look at the Bermagui fish market. A fishing boat had just come in and this was part of it's catch: • there was such an interesting variety of of unusual ... continue reading...
We are in Tilba on the South Coast and one of our traditions, when here, is to make bouillabaisse. The day is spent foraging the beach for mussels, seaweed and any other delicacies we can ... continue reading...
This is my last Post on Kerala. Here are some more images that give you a little more the feel of the place. A big old building in Cochin, the different paint layers peeling off, ... continue reading...
One very positive aspect I found travelling around Kerala, was the lack of the usual confronting poverty you find in most of India. There was no begging and the people would not hassle you ... continue reading...
I am trying to recapture the delicious and very subtle flavours from our wonderful trip to Kerala. We had a fish Molee there, which I really loved, so I tried to recreate it last ... continue reading...
I have just returned from a most remarkable journey to Kerala in south-west India. Fort Cochin on the Malabar coast in Kerala has been for centuries the center of the world trade in ... continue reading...
