Category Archives: Markets

Hock, line and sinker

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

As promised, we’ve dusted off our grease splattered notebooks, attempted to mend the wobbly ‘shift’ key on the work laptop and pulled our neglected blog boots back on in time for spring and all its promises. This week we’re treating … Continue reading →

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There are no words

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

There are no words to describe just how challenging our new venture, French & Grace, has been for us. Which is why there have been no words on this blog of late. We haven’t been able to come and write … Continue reading →

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Hungry? Here’s why.

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

You poor, hungry people. We know – we left you, totally abandoned, discarded like the dirty wrapper on a late night kebab. We’re sorry. We’re hungry too. These last 2 months, since our sojourn in Italy (seems like years ago … Continue reading →

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Hot Chorizo

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

There’s nothing we love more than a hunk of hot chorizo.Vegetarians aside, who can resist the punchy scent of paprika and garlic smoking in the air and the tantalising ooze of bright, rusty-red oil in the pan? Chorizo features consistently … Continue reading →

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These little piggies went to market

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

Hello. Hello. And apologies for abandoning you and your rumbling bellies for quite this long. If it’s any consolation, we haven’t been sitting around watching Loose Women and twiddling our thumbs. Since last we wrote, Rosie got hitched, the next … Continue reading →

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Diversion Tactics

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

Sometimes, the best away around getting on with work is just not to do any at all. So it was on Tuesday, when we sat down to write recipes together, that we found ourselves distracted by the thought of lunch, … Continue reading →

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Sweet sticky ribs for cold hands

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

As promised, I thought I’d slip in a recipe more in keeping with the Siberian winds and sheet ice outside. In this harsh climate, the thing to do is embrace your inner cave woman, abandon cold cutlery and devour plates … Continue reading →

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Feast in the Middle East

Posted on November 24, 2010 by

There’s this great place I know where the food is just right; it’s called Syria and right now, the skies are blue and the ground is a happy 28˚. The last couple of weeks there and in neighbouring Lebanon have … Continue reading →

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Brixton fishcakes

Posted on November 17, 2010 by

Buying fish in Brixton isn’t a particularly relaxing experience. If you end up in the wrong place you’re likely to be jeered at and bullied into buying a limp old snapper with cloudy, bloodshot eyes and a forlorn expression – … Continue reading →

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Creamed corn

Posted on October 1, 2010 by

Whenever I see cobs of corn on the market at this time of year, I get a bit of a cheap thrill. This is nothing to do with Autumn’s harvest or the beauty of a season passing (we’ve done that … Continue reading →

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