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puff pastry

All posts tagged puff pastry

Christmas Pudding Stuffing

Christmas Pudding Stuffing

by Sam Bilton, December 28, 2018

Here’s a suggestion for how to use up any left over Christmas pudding you...

Tafferty Tarts with Earl Grey Ice Cream

Tafferty Tarts with Earl Grey Ice Cream

by Sam Bilton, October 6, 2017

The Accomplisht Cook by Robert May (1660/85) is rather like those ‘antique’ shops you...

Leek & Brie Flan

Leek & Brie Flan

by Sam Bilton, January 18, 2016

I love a cheese board but always tend to go overboard when I buy...

My beef with wellington

My beef with wellington

by Sam Bilton, September 28, 2012

I always like to offer some background on the origins of any renowned dish...

Sugar and spice

Sugar and spice

by Sam Bilton, September 14, 2012

Last week I promised to show you what you could do with the scraps...

Not tonight Josephine*

Not tonight Josephine*

by Sam Bilton, September 7, 2012

Every now and then we all like to take short cuts. I realise this...

I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll make this pastry from scratch

I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll make this pastry from scratch

by Sam Bilton, September 4, 2012

At the risk of showing my age, I went to school during an era...

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  • Fun day yesterday at @boroughmarket with @timbercottage stocking up for a picnic to take on the train to Lyon tomorrow. Obviously the ice cream isn’t going to France but I needed something to sustain me. #picnic #travels #londonlife #londonfood #market
  • According to German physician Johann Hertodt some people had died from laughing as a result of eating too much saffron.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ It certainly makes me feel happy (thankfully, not lethally so!). How about you? ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ #saffron​​​​​​​​ #foolsgoldbook​​​​​​​​ #foodhistory​​​​​​​​ #mrsbilton​​​​​​​​ #englishsaffron​​​​​​​​ #englishkitchen​​​​​​​​ @prospectbooks
  • Sounds like a fab course (@ruthnieman book on Freekeh is excellent!) Posted @withregram • @ruthnieman Really excited for this workshop... To book your place at the stunning @thegrainstorelewes go to... https://thegrainstorelewes.com/store/workshop-with-author-cook-ruth-nieman
  • Food on the move Our little picnic en route to Lyon (mostly courtesy of my shopping trip to @boroughmarket ). Includes a taste of home in the form of a courgette tian (veg grown by moi). (Especially for you @barbarasegall !) #picnic #traintravel #lyon #vivalafrance @gingerpigltd
  • Quenelles de Brochet Just one of the courses we enjoyed at a local bouchon in Lyon last night. Still stuffed this morning. #lyon #bouchon #quenelle #gastronomic
  • Some rocket fuel to help power us through our exploration of Les Halles de Paul Bocuse this morning. #gastronomy #pilgrimage #paulbocuse #lyon
  • Last night’s cocktails in a ‘speak easy’ underneath the @bonnatcrozet Chocolate shop in Vieux Lyon. I had the Francois 1er and Neil had the Gisele (much to the amusement of the barman). I’m going to miss this town. #cocktails #speakeasy #vieuxlyon
  • Great idea (@theregencycook I’m looking at you! We need to see you in print) Posted @withregram • @mark_diacono Ever fancied writing a book, but didn’t know how to go about it? Or perhaps you are nosy to see how someone goes about it? This may be for you I’m going share the writing of a book, live. From scribbling the first sentence that crystallises a fleeting thought into an idea, to getting it under a publisher’s nose, and hopefully onto the shelves. I’ll do this as it happens - creative cul-de-sacs, looking into the logistics, research, drafting a proposal, talking

ABOUT THIS BLOG

Sam Bilton is an established Food Historian, Writer & Cook with a penchant for the edible delights of yesteryear. This is the home of her blog Comfortably Hungry and supper club Repast.

RECENT POSTS

  • Strawberry & Saffron Tarts
  • A History of Herbalism by Emma Kay (Book Review)
  • Melons & Other Cucurbits: Growing & Cooking (Book Review)

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