Oranges and lemons,
Say the bells of St. Clement’s.
Category Archives: Sauces & Condiments
Wild Garlic and Hazelnut Pesto
The thing I love about this rain, this totally, completely prolific rain, is that it carpets The Mother-in-Law’s garden with a lush verdant cover of edible treasure – namely wild garlic. This year it’s been bountiful: tiny fountains of pungent foliage, with their paper-like white buds, have scattered themselves all over the vegetable patch, filling […]
Spiced Beetroot Hummus (AKA Pink Hummus to your 3 year-old)
Every Wednesday, The Mother-in-Law welcomes a meditation group into her home. This small, quiet gathering of mostly women centres itself in the living room of the house bringing with it a humming, wombish equanimity that soothes the middle of the week, when the infant residents are peaking in their puissance and my maternal stability threatens […]
Za’atar
Perfect sprinkled on your pitta and hummus, or used in any number of delectable dishes, za’atar is a heavenly Middle Eastern condiment made from fresh, dried and toasted ingredients. In the Levant, it is thought that za’atar keeps the mind alert and the body strong. Whilst historically, the medieval rabbi and physician, Maimonides, prescribed this condiment […]