Casseroles and soups (to be looked at in my next post) have a common, distinctive feature: they can be cooked very slowly. And … THE SLOWER THE BETTERBecause this is your basic principle for cold weather cooking Baking is terrific. Anyone who has tried this to-die-for whole baked cauliflower (yes, I said cauliflower) can tell […]

The transition from Autumn to Winter is a tricky one. Few of us want the cold weather to really arrive so we’re a little inclined to pretend that it isn’t happening. Considering the risks of serious contagious illness (without mentioning the C-word) my feeling is that this kind of wishful thinking could be a big […]