http://www.thomasinamiers.com/rss.php Recipes, ingredients, books, farmers markets, articles & more! en-us Copyright Thomasina Miers 2012-02-06T22:48:09+01:00 Thomasina Miers Food http://www.thomasinamiers.com/cooking/Craikey%2C+what+to+have+for+supper%3F+/168/ This is our first year planting out the garden and whilst it is packed with herbs, masses of rocket, quite a lot of chard, spinach and broad beans, we totally failed to plant the courgettes so no flowers to cook with this summer. Sigh. That doesn't mean that I am not going mad for courgettes... http://www.thomasinamiers.com/cooking/Craikey%2C+what+to+have+for+supper%3F+/168/ http://www.thomasinamiers.com/cooking/Baked+seabass+with+wild+fennel/167/ I have so much wild fennel sprouting up in the garden I had to cook with it. It reminds me of our honeymoon in Sicily. It grew on every verge and almost up every cliff face. Such a wonderful intense flavour. Delicious with fish but I think I might have to try making some cheese crackers with it... http://www.thomasinamiers.com/cooking/Baked+seabass+with+wild+fennel/167/ http://www.thomasinamiers.com/cooking/Wild+Fennel/166/ The garden is coming along a treat. Hard to imagine that only a few months ago it was impossible to get from one end to the other without being tangled up in spiders' webs, feet stung to pieces and walking over carpets of dandelions. The sun has done wonders for the growing and the rocket has gone... http://www.thomasinamiers.com/cooking/Wild+Fennel/166/ http://www.thomasinamiers.com/cooking/My+kitchen+garden/163/ p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial} We have been planting for the last month and finally things are starting to sprout in the garden. It's so exciting. Yesterday I madea tomato, rocket and ricotta starter with rocket from the garden. Couldn't believe... http://www.thomasinamiers.com/cooking/My+kitchen+garden/163/ http://www.thomasinamiers.com/cooking/Pineapple%2C+tomato+%26+rocket+toasts/164/ I first had pineapple in a salad in Mexico. It was the most delicious combination and not so weird when you think that tomatoes are fruit just like pineapple. The most important thing is to balance the sweetness and acidity of the pineapples and tomatoes with the dressing and with some kind of... http://www.thomasinamiers.com/cooking/Pineapple%2C+tomato+%26+rocket+toasts/164/ http://www.thomasinamiers.com/cooking/Chorizo+and+red+pepper+salad/154/ Eating at home, especially during the week when I am working at home, has to be about things you can whip together in a flash but obviously they need to taste good to, or what's the point of carrying on throughthe afternoon? Things I make sure I always have in my fridge/larder to make these... http://www.thomasinamiers.com/cooking/Chorizo+and+red+pepper+salad/154/ http://www.thomasinamiers.com/cooking/Standon+Calling/82/ Last weekend I went to my third Standon Calling. I missed it last year as was knee-deep in recipe testing for Mexican Food Made Simple and can remmber the feeling of frustration as I cooked and ate, and as my friends all danced the night away. This year we had a little bit of rain on Saturday, but... http://www.thomasinamiers.com/cooking/Standon+Calling/82/ http://www.thomasinamiers.com/cooking/Cooking+at+the+Dock/83/ Stevie is an old friend who I met at Ballymaloe, rather a long time ago now. He is an amazing cook with a passion for exotic spices from around the world, beautiful ingredients and unfussy food. The result is a wonderful mix of simply presented food from around the world, never with too many... http://www.thomasinamiers.com/cooking/Cooking+at+the+Dock/83/ http://www.thomasinamiers.com/cooking/Guiting+Festival+I/81/ It is Guiting Festival time of year again and this year is its 40th year. My father is the chairman with the amazing, talented Joanna MacGregor as president and Duncan Westerman is the music director who delighted my wedding guests with a bit of Alice Cooper after we had left the church with his... http://www.thomasinamiers.com/cooking/Guiting+Festival+I/81/ http://www.thomasinamiers.com/cooking/Fishing+in+Baja+California/80/ I am just about to get on a plane and head home after a week cooking, eating and fishing in Los Cabos, Baja California, Mexico. An amazing trip where I learnt the secret to a great batter for fish tacos, how to cook mole negro and the delights of a good recado blanco (from the Yucatan). Fishing... http://www.thomasinamiers.com/cooking/Fishing+in+Baja+California/80/