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If you go down in the woods today
...mushroom hunting for beginners
6 hrs ago
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Elisabeth Luard
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More about Mastic Tears from Chios
,..with instructions for a Greek icecream and other uses for the chewy stuff
Sep 4
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Elisabeth Luard
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August 2026
Notting Hill Carnival rocks - again...
...take another run at jerk chicken and shake what yr mama gave you.
Aug 30
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Elisabeth Luard
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Extra island cooking on Ithaca: courgette fritters with mint
...with random thoughts on the usefulness of cos lettuce, leftover bread, and the dangers of pennyroyal.
Aug 24
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Elisabeth Luard
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Odysseus on Ithaca
...with talk of sea-urchins and asphodels, the food of the dead
Aug 18
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Elisabeth Luard
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Revisiting a Basque Piperade
plus talk of the culinary traditions of Euskadi
Aug 13
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Elisabeth Luard
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Greek island-hopping (3)
...how to gather mastic on Chios
Aug 3
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Elisabeth Luard
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July 2026
Extra Greek island-hopping with a recipe for keftedes for the mezze table
...cooked with sour plums, cinnamon and aniseed. Tomato is so columbian-exchange.
Jul 21
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Elisabeth Luard
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Greek island-hopping (part 2)
...with talk of ouzo, pelicans and unusually small sardines
Jul 15
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Elisabeth Luard
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[COPY] On the Trail of the Snail
...and how to cook 'em
Jul 3
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Elisabeth Luard
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On the Trail of the Snail
...and how to cook 'em
Jul 2
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Elisabeth Luard
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June 2026
It's Party Time on the Eve of St. John...
..and other thoughts on reasons to celebrate the summer solstice
Jun 25
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Elisabeth Luard
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