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FAY-VRITS

07/03/2017 By
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When Mary and I ran the Cyprus Donkey Sanctuary, after a lot of hard work, we found ourselves with reasonable funds to look after our then 30+ animals. So, we were able to hire the very necessary services of a proper professional farrier, who came every Thursday to look after the feet of eventually houses […]

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FLOUR, FAT AND WATER …. Let’s make a start on a tart

08/03/2013 By
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As published in “Coastal Scene” newspaper and website: 8th. March 2013 There are many kinds of pastry, but for now I am concerned with just two: “flaky” and “short-crust”. The first is fiddly, the second simple. Both make lovely tarts and pies. Since they invented ready-made puff (flaky) pastry I have not attempted making my […]

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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

FRANCE IS GREAT… What, again?

29/01/2017 By
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     Inspired by my recent purchase of a big book of French recipes called “SIMPLISSIME”, I have been (figuratively speaking) wearing my big French Toque on a daily basis. Aspects of France – and the French – may annoy us, but it has to be generally agreed that they are very good at the cooking. […]

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Filed Under: Diary, Food and Wine Writing, Mediterranean Recipes

From Russia with Wine – by Matthew Stowell, Editor “Cyprus Gourmet”

07/10/2012 By
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  Admittedly, Russia isn’t the first region that springs to mind when we are asked to name our favourite wine countries. Or even the tenth. I’ve always assumed that Russians drank only vodka—morning, noon and night. But as I’ve recently come to learn, there is some excellent wine being produced in Russia that will soon […]

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HOTEL JOTTINGS

30/07/2012 By
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Hotels range from the sleaziest to sublimely luxurious.  Even among the hotel chains, no two are alike. We have experienced all sorts, from the grotty to the grand, in cause of work or play and enjoyed some memorable experiences, good and bad. These are just a few disconnected notes about places we’ve been – some […]

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Filed Under: Food and Wine Writing, Opinions - Ours and Our Readers
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