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THE GROUCHY GOURMET – May 2013

24/05/2013 By

Woody Allen once posed the question: “How do you make God laugh?”, providing the answer: “You tell Him your plans”. I reckon the Good Lord sometimes does have a sense of humour. In 2009 and 2010 when we were coming over from Cyprus to visit Suffolk and think about moving back, we had 80% dry, […]

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The Year that Went

04/01/2016 By

The older you get the faster the years fly by…. or so it seems, despite doing everything more slowly than one used to. It is our fourth since we returned to England after our two decades resident in Cyprus. Despite now being formally “retired”, we seemed too busy to make a trip to the Island […]

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THIS WEEK

28/02/2013 By

*   The John Lewis / Waitrose complex at Ipswich.  Not the easiest to find, unexciting but user friendly. *   My kind of cook and cooking – Pub grub could be better *   Places and Plates Enjoyed and not Enjoyed *  As published in 1st March issue of “Coastal Scene”  (newspaper and website)  – My recipes […]

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THIS WEEK’S RECIPE – MEATBALLS

20/02/2017 By

  Ingredients 60g/2oz fine dry breadcrumbs 125ml/4fl.oz light cream 125ml/4fl.oz water 200g/7oz finely minced lean beef 200g/7oz finely minced lean pork 1½ tsp salt ½ tsp ground allspice 1 small to medium onion peeled and very finely chopped 1 egg, beaten 75g/3oz butter A few grindings of black pepper Method 1 In a bowl mix […]

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THOSE WERE THE DAYS – or were they?

11/05/2016 By

This month: time was when we fortified ourselves with delicious and ridiculously inexpensive local sherries — and some step-by-step delights for your May table. The Heyday of Cyprus Sherry Memory often romanticises events of the past. As an instance I remember the production of a vast range of spirits and liqueurs by Cyprus companies with […]

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Thoughts for Summer Meals

29/06/2015 By

  As the temperature rises, so does the urge to sit at a shaded café table, overlooking blue, blue sea and contemplating a cool glass of chilled Xynisteri, whilst considering the menu. Or, if you want the wine to wait for the food, a non-alcoholic refresher. I have just the thing. HONEY DEW LEMONADE Ingredients […]

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