We live in the countryside near Henley on Thames in Oxfordshire. This blog describes the food I make for our family: I'm not an expert, but I do cook from scratch every day. It's partly a health thing (less salt and sugar, better quality ingredients), partly because I prefer to buy food as locally as possible (great butcher nearby, a lovely Italian deli, I belong to a food co-op, a weekly vegetable box, flour from local mills). I try not to use supermarkets much, but don't always succeed. Each year, I grow a little more of our food, mainly herbs and tomatoes; I'm far too idle to grow maincrop potatoes, but this year we're growing salads and many more vegetables. We keep hens; I plan to keep bees, which would make me a third generation beekeeper. I bake all our own bread, although my children would prefer to be allowed to eat sliced white in peace.
From the start in 2005, I have written this blog mostly for myself: to help me keep track of recipes and links. I'm not saying what I do is best (or even better); I'm just writing down what I do. It gives me huge pleasure that my children use this blog when they want a recipe; I am also proud of the number of cyberfriends I have made (and met) over the years.
If you want to contact me, this is where to start: joannacary AT gmail DOT com
I'm happy to publish comments so long as I know who they are from. I have comment moderation for older posts, to block irritating spam which appears daily from Japan on a couple of posts. I will always delete anonymous comments, however flattering.
Wet wood, old books and dried roses
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I'd have sworn that it was much more recently than five years ago that Narcissus poeticus or Pheasant's Eye Narcissus appeared on these pages, but apparently...
Recipe Rifle goes shopping: BABY ESSENTIALS
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When it comes to baby kit, especially with your first baby, I say get
everything. EVERYTHING. A tummy tub? Why not. An £8,000 buggy? Go for it.
Fourteen di...
We whip it, we whip it, we whip it….Bread!
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Can you hear the beat? Just ignore me, I’m dancing to the music in my head.
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Ilva as our Kitchen of the Month made us whip some dough....
Laughter really is a good tonic
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On Saturday we went to Wembley . . . no, not to the Cup Final . . . the
Arena, to see the Eddie Izzard gig 'Force Mageure'.
We had a great time (I ached a...
What to Eat in May
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A funny thing happens sometimes when I go out of town for awhile. I come
back and don’t know what to cook. I wander around the kitchen and peer into
cupboa...
#376 Eliza Acton's Sole Stewed in Cream
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Eliza Acton (1799-1859) was a cook and poet. She was the first person
write a cook book for normal folk like you and I, all the previous ones
were writt...
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I would not normally condone fancy dress on animals but Muffy's outfit is
completely legitimate as the vet said she had to wear it - she has cut her
nec...
Sesame and Poppy Seed Biscuits
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This recipe is a slight amendment to Phil Vickery's from his book Seriously
Good Gluten Free Cooking.
It's been a challenge helping my wife to adapt to he...
I say Schaschlik, you say Shashlyk...
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*Shashlyk/Shashlik (Poland vs Russia game)*
Growing up in Germany*, *meat on a skewer, to me, was *Schaschlik*. It came
from the common fast food outlet ...
BEAT THE GLOOM
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There have been lots of nasty stories coming out in recent weeks about
inflation and food prices. At such a dreary time of year, none of it makes
for pleas...
The BBB Buddies and where have I been & so quiet
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First ... the buddies.
It is always great fun to discover who will bake with us. This month it was
especially fun as I discovered some lovely new bakers ....
Cleaning up after the move...
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Nothing like shutting down the old server to make you realize exactly what only existed there. Trivial things, like banners...sidebar images...my brain...
I...
MESSAGE FROM ELSPETH THOMPSON’S HUSBAND FRANK WILSON
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It is with the deepest sadness that I must tell you that my beautiful and
beloved wife Elspeth died on Thursday 25th March aged 48. She brought her
family ...
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