On a trip to the East Midlands of England a few years ago I fell in love. No, Phil has nothing to worry about. The new object of my affection was a plate of sausages and mash, more specifically sausages and mash when it is made with Lincolnshire sausage. The sage and pork all browned [...]
For me, making stock is not a recipe, but more like “guidelines”. Each time I make it there is a different result depending on my mood. Today I am making ham stock with peppercorns, carrots and onion; it smells fabulous. I expect Phil will come floating in from work like a Looney Tunes character hypnotized [...]
Growing up my parents didn’t often keep butter around the house, we were more olive oil people. On occasion we would eat it with artichokes or pancakes, but we weren’t big into buttering our bread and it was sacrilege to put butter on grandma’s rolls. A few years ago, as Phil and I sat down [...]