16.3.20 – We’re now dangerously close to LOCKDOWN. Bernhard & I had just returned from a week’s holiday in Israel, to celebrate our 40th birthdays (we very nearly share the birth date; Oh, the cheese!). All over Europe borders were shutting down and flights cancelled – we were incredibly lucky to have had our (really …
2020
Shoshanna’s Kurdistani Chamin
Slow-cooked traditional Jewish Stew I apologise that some of the quantities here are vague – that’s how this recipe was handed down to me by Shoshanna, my nanny. When I pressed for specifics she always said- I don’t know… I’ve always eye-balled it. So I did too, and so must you. You don’t mess around …
Israel: A Dinner of Unbouned Nostalgia
I?? – you ask – What about H? Well, dear reader, we fudged the order a bit with these next few dinners: Dorottya wanted to do a traditional outdoor Goulash cookout for H – Hungarian (her home country) – so in a daring move we decided to push that forward to await warmer weather, and …
Georgia: Walnut Heaven
We’re now on 20.1.2020. Oh, little did we know what this year would bring! When I think of our naive, hopeful selves… but jumping ahead here. back then the Corona Virus was just a mildly-scary thing happening to some unfortunate chines province. Here in London, we were more concerned with which cuisine to celebrate next. …