Category Archives: Food

Quick Sunday Brunch

Posted on September 30, 2012 by lavalotti

I’m not really a brunch person. Why spend ages faffing around to prepare a meal that leaves you starving beyond breakfast and hungry again way before it’s feasible to eat dinner? So if I’m going to go through with brunch, … Continue reading →

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Braised Leeks with Garlic and Wine

Posted on July 13, 2011 by lavalotti

It’s Wednesday, I’m tired and a tad grumpy, it’s pouring with rain (!) in July (!) and our lardy takeout food option for the week has already been used (Chinese food delivery last night.) Time for an easy recipe; I … Continue reading →

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Birthdays & White Trash Fast Food

Posted on June 30, 2011 by lavalotti

We spent last weekend in Berlin to celebrate my husband’s birthday. Usually birthdays pass by quietly at our house with a slice of cake and a pat on the back (oh okay, and presents too), but this year we actually … Continue reading →

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Nigel Slater’s Baked Onions with Parmesan & Cream

Posted on June 11, 2011 by lavalotti

That’s right, guys. I slack off for the first 11 days of June, blog-wise at least, and then creep back with someone else’s recipe like nothing ever happened. My excuse is that a) a real-life change is time consuming at … Continue reading →

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Rocket Soup

Posted on March 21, 2011 by lavalotti

…or arugula soup, depending on which part of the world you’re from. Take your pick! The name won’t change how good (and very easy) it is to make this recipe (the source of which is BBC Good Food.) Here’s what … Continue reading →

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Where’d it go?

Posted on January 16, 2011 by lavalotti

The weekend, I mean. One visit to a disappointingly small winter fleamarket, a bit of cleaning, a bit of strolling…whoosh. Here’s what’s for dinner; it’s extremely easy and, most importantly, fast: Oven baked fish fillets (I used 3 Pangasius fillets, … Continue reading →

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Three Bean Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette & Scallops

Posted on December 3, 2010 by lavalotti

Phew, that was a lot to type for a blog title. I’ve been down with a horrid cold and cough combo this week so you can imagine that I haven’t been in the mood to do any elaborate cooking. Yesterday’s … Continue reading →

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November Evenings & Christmas Thoughts

Posted on November 14, 2010 by lavalotti

Sunday dinner in the oven? Check (thank you, husband.) Weekend cleaning marathon absolved? Check. Except for the laundry. Oh well, that’s what Monday nights are for. Meanwhile, Christmas planning is already underway chez ours; most presents have either been determined … Continue reading →

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Pantry magic

Posted on October 16, 2010 by lavalotti

Have you ever bought a can of kidney beans only to discover that you already had 3 lurking around in your pantry? Because your pantry was so overstuffed with pasta cartons and various other food packaging that you actually needed … Continue reading →

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It’s Friday Night…

Posted on October 8, 2010 by lavalotti

…let’s eat pan-fried salmon and roasted pumpkin! Well, that’s what we’re having anyway. Are you excited? I am. The marinade I made for the salmon fillets is a riff on a recipe I originally got from God knows where; I’d … Continue reading →

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