We find ourselves poaching eggs two or three times a week. A simple poached egg can be sublime when it’s cooked perfectly. A little while ago, we decided to road test a number of different approaches to find the holy grail of poaching methods. Cue many pots filled with spidery tendrils of egg white, rock-hard yolks…
Archives for March 2019
Go fish pie
It’s usually a Monday night when we make this. It’s become a trusty weeknight staple. I’m not the cream-sodden white sauce pie type. Enter our version of Jamie Oliver’s fish pie from Ministry of Food. We’ve made it our own. We use large plump chunks of bright salmon and omit the prawns altogether. We also ramp…
A lazy Sunday at il Lido
Last Sunday was glorious. It was warm, sleepy and we had no plans whatsoever. B and I are not suited to stillness so we made a spontaneous decision to go to Cottesloe and stop in at il Lido for a late lunch. It had been quite a while since we last visited but I had…
Cheese in Montmartre
We stumbled upon this little fromagerie a short while back, as we were strolling along the ancient road of Rue Lepic in Montmartre, Paris. Seeing the countless cheeses of varied shapes and origins made me slightly giddy. As far as I’m concerned, everything’s better with cheese. I just can’t get enough of the stuff. Pecorino Fiore Sardo…