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FOOD (and drink) FOR THE GODS – AND MERE MORTALS

20/10/2016 By
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  Detail of Dionysus and Ariadne seated in a vineyard. From a vase depicting the god and his retinue in the Museum of Modern Art, Toledo, Spain An Email from friends in Cyprus arrived this morning as I sat looking out of the window where I write. It described an evening at a local restaurant […]

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Filed Under: Diary, Memorable Meals, Recipes

FOOD (and drink) FOR THE GODS – AND MERE MORTALS

17/10/2016 By
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  Detail of Dionysus and Ariadne seated in a vineyard. From a vase depicting the god and his retinue in the Museum of Modern Art, Toledo, Spain An Email from friends in Cyprus arrived this morning as I sat looking out of the window where I write. It described an evening at a local restaurant […]

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Filed Under: Diary, Food and Wine Writing, Memorable Meals

Memorable Mealtime Moments, and a classic recipe for Stuffed Cabbage

10/10/2016 By
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  In writing these notes, I realised that all the items I mention are still as popular today as they were 50 or more years ago. As the French say: “Plus ça change…” I was a kid during World War 2 (WWII) and, like everyone else, first endured and then made the best of the […]

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A BIT OF BETTER BATTER

05/10/2016 By
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  A few thoughts of Old England Last weekend was quietly celebratory, because it covered my birthday and that of my daughter, who, along with her brother, spent a couple of days with us. I will not tell you my age, because you may remark that I am well past my Sell By date. My […]

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Filed Under: Diary, Recipes, The SuffolkEater

FAR EAST DELIGHTS IN THE EAST MEDITERRANEAN

19/09/2016 By
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“Vietnam” is a word that excites very different emotions in people of different ages. For the young and adventurous it can mean a back-packing holiday with a difference. For the well-off it may mean comfortable hotels and touring a large country enjoying lush scenery and varied human activity; from a train window on the “Reunification […]

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SIX OF THE BEST FROM AROUND THE MED.

16/08/2016 By
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  It was a Frenchman who said: “If there’s no food for you to eat…. you should talk about food”, to which I add, “And if there’s no-one to talk to, read about it”. I am never happier than when I am at my stove – and when I am not, the next best thing […]

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Filed Under: Blog, Diary, Eating In, Mediterranean Recipes
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