Asparagus Rolls

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I love asparagus. Really love it. I could eat it everyday for the duration of its short season and not get bored. In fact I would probably have it nearly the same way each time,nice and simple with good butter or oil. I might steam it,roast it or chargrill but I’d still dress it simply. I might have it with some cured ham or hard tangy cheese. But in the main I’d let the asparagus do all the talking.

And once the season was over that would be it. No more asparagus for a whole year. Because even [...]

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May 18th,2010 | Tags:,,,,,,,,, | Category:cheese,easy,eggs,english,light/lunch,recipe ideas,sandwich,spring,vegetables,wine | 3 comments

Easy Lunch:Asparagus

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I’ve said on here before how much I love asparagus and I’m very certain I will be saying it again before the season is over. Earlier in the week I went really simple with steamed asparagus and slithers of Ticklemore cheese popped under the grill until the cheese was just melting. The salty goats cheese was great with the asparagus. I didn’t take pictures though because I was so busy eating it.

Today I went for Parma ham,steamed asparagus and fried guinea fowl eggs.

Oh yum.

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May 13th,2010 | Tags:,,,,,, | Category:country/region,easy,eggs,english,light/lunch,recipe ideas,seasonal,spring | 5 comments

Eggs-eptionally seasonal

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This article was first published in Francoise Murat &Associates newsletter in April 2010.

We’ve just had Easter eggs,egg-decorating competitions at school and the hens are laying well again. With year round supplies of eggs in the shops we forget they are seasonal. We forget that when we talk of eggs we mean hen’s eggs. Anyone who keeps a few hens knows that during the winter they hardly lay at all and it takes until spring for them to get back to producing an egg a day. Jane Grigson talks of eggs as a rarity in the winter months [...]

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May 10th,2010 | Tags:,,,,,,,, | Category:british,eggs,food chemistry,recipe ideas,seasonal,spring,tasting notes | 6 comments

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