Hints and tips:
...In a saucepan put the wine, herbs, peppercorns, shallots and garlic, and reduce by 50 per cent. Add the water and bring back to a simmer....
...The familiar fronds of artichoke, fennel and Mediterranean herbs rub shoulders with mulberry, hazel, hawthorn and crabapple....
...I tend to think most dishes could benefit from a sour note and a few fresh herbs though, so will often employ that same formula (herb plus acid plus some sort of allium) for other things, mixing coriander...
...If you want something different, there are a multitude of herbs — from thyme to chamomile — and other creeping perennials that can be used in both sunny and shady spots, in gardens big and small, to create...
...The verdure e fagioli (stewed greens and beans) is a trademark, as is another cucina povera dish, polpette di pane al sugo – eggy-herb bread-balls cooked in the family’s secret tomato sauce....
...Descriptions should conform to broadly accepted groups of fruit, flowers, spices and herbs, with a few other reference points such as chocolate, bread, nuts or smoke “allowed” on occasion....
...Understandably, most were tributes to Jackson Pollock. But there were lots of Rothkos too, and Miró was well represented....
...My wellbeing gurus are Francine Bartlette of Medicine Wheel Wellness in Jackson for body work; and Joel Einhorn, of Hanah One, for ayurvedic supplements and herbs from Bhutan such as turmeric....
...So too is the over-the-counter herb native to Taos called osha, which has been used to treat illness for millennia (by both humans and bears, giving it its alternative name: “bear root”)....
...It’s based on finely ground pork but flavoured with great handfuls of herbs and dyed green with spinach....
...“For a number of years we supplied wild herbs picked by Richard, our forager, to chefs,” says Lord Newborough....
...Orasay’s Jackson Boxer, Spring’s Skye Gyngell and Koya’s Shuko Oda are all on the roster, which is as much an A-Z of London’s most exciting restaurants as it is a list of options....
...Her delicately cooked, immaculately presented food makes the average meal look like it was plated by Jackson Pollock....
...The chef at this understated restaurant is very good with vegetables, aromatic herbs and fruit desserts that follow the seasons....
...One of those artists who has the ability like Michael Jackson to recognise the pulse of America.” A waitress has arrived to take orders....
...People are recognising the benefits of the herb,” she said. “Our father was leading this conversation for 50 years so it’s natural that he’s part of this conversation today.”...
...Canned soup and tinned tomatoes vanished from the larder, to be replaced by a burgeoning array of herbs and spices, oils, coconut sugars and baking goods....
...One-pot dishes such as ribollita, pappa al pomodoro and lentil curry get the blood circulating on a winter’s day, but it was the homemade flatbread sprinkled with coarse salt and herbs that proved irresistible...
...The whole property is set in half an acre of enclosed land, with fruit trees and a herb garden....
...Customers can choose from four meats – beef, lamb, veal and chicken – four sauces, and five typically French cheeses, plus grilled vegetables and herbs....
...She had always enjoyed cooking, and started to get creative, using ingredients she could afford and the herbs she grew on her windowsill....
...“It wasn’t simply a commercial transaction,” said Herb Jordan, chief executive of Adage Classics. “We had to convince them we’d bring a level of respect, expertise and creativity.”...
...Ask Gerry Jackson, my trainer. I work out with him at 7am three times a week. He is the best. Ambition or talent: which matters more to success? Passion....
...“I bought £200 of herbs that were useless, but getting the pins stuck into me seemed to help.”...
...She is wooed by a gentleman fox and persuaded to collect herbs for what will be her own stuffing, until she is rescued by a well-wishing collie....
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