fiori-di-zucchini-testaccio-880

Category Archive for 'bay'

Drink of the Month December: Mulled Wine – What Else?

Posted in British, Christmas, England, Recipe, alcohol, alcoholic drink, anise, bay, beverage, brown sugar, cinnamon, culture, drink, easy, holiday, holidays, juice, lemon, orange juice, oranges, spices, sweet, tradition, wine, winter on Dec 20th, 2008

Even though mulled wine should remind me of being in the church choir as a cherub-faced youngster and singing Christmas carols with frosty breath overlooking a seasonally-decorated nave and a sea of pink-cheeked parishoners, it doesn’t. In spite of this being the way I was introduced to this most famous Yuletide beverage, my abiding memories [...]

Read Full Post »

Eating the Easter Bunny and Our First Podcast

Posted in America, Easter, Meat, Provencal, bay, braised, bunny, capers, chicken stock, delicacy, dining, diversity, eating, flour, game, healthy, hearty, lower fat, mustard, olives, onions, parsley, podcast, rabbit, rosemary, savory, slow cooking, thyme on Mar 27th, 2008

 
icon for podpress  Provencal Rabbit Stew: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

It’s the Thursday after Easter and most people out there are still picking the candy and chocolate out of their teeth having just gorged themselves on all manner of Easter Bunny-shaped confectionery. Ever the destroyers of convention, we have been doing something altogether more real and, some may say, sinister. Yes, friends, cover your children’s [...]

Read Full Post »