Mar
14
Choosing this fortnight’s edition of Weekend Eggs from Jerez was difficult. I wanted to make huevos a la Flamenca, a baked egg dish with tomatoes and ham served in a cazuela (the clay individual serving dish that’s like a flatter ramekin and very popular in Spain), but we don’t have an oven here in the …
Feb
25
In our land there are as many couscous as villages, as many tagines as vegetable gardens and, as many desserts as orchards and as many recipes, jealously guarded, as families. Mourad ‘Momo’ Mazouz ‘Momo’ Mazouz writes this in the introduction to his The Momo Cookbook which I found here on the shelves at the riad. …
Feb
17
While we were in London I saw a TV cooking show where chefs were asked to make an omelette as quickly as possible. Making an omelette is a test of a good chef. Many chefs ask potential cooks to make them an omelette to test both their skills with a skillet and their ability to …
Feb
05
There is nothing quite as relaxing as a late weekend breakfast, or a slow breakfast on a holiday. After a couple of coffees and an attempt at working your way through the weekend edition of your favourite newspaper, you’re probably getting peckish. One of the things we love about a rental house or apartment over …
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