No smell is more synonymous with summer than smoke coming from the barbecue. Mouthwatering meat blackened by lapping flames springs to mind at the first whiff of smoke on a sunny day. Never a more primordial desire existed since the invention of fire. One of the most ingenious uses I have seen of day-old bread…
Archives for July 2017
In France but still tasting Italy
Despite being in the south of France this week, I keep finding myself ordering French variations on my favourite Italian dishes: crudités à l’anchoïade is similar to bagna cauda, beignets de fleurs de courgettes are fiori di zucca (battered and deep-fried courgette blossoms), pissaladière is similar to sardenaira, nicoise salad is similar to condiggiun from Liguria and…
Fig and prosciutto crostini – the only solution for hot summer nights
Sorry to miss you last week. It was my birthday and I decided to spend it doing as little as possible. Back in action this week. However, it’s almost too hot to eat which is rather disappointing given the bounty of the season. Fat, shiny aubergines, plump courgettes with pristine flowers attached, tart and juicy tomatoes,…