Robin Ellis » fennel

LUNCH today: A sparklingly, fresh salad to complement and cut the rich oiliness of the stuffed mackerel fillets. Just one large fennel bulb (outer leaves removed), one large spring onion (outer...

https://robin-ellis.net/2014/04/12/sparkling-fennel-radish-spring-onion-and-celery-salad/

“Troubles come not single spies but in battalions…” (Claudius in Hamlet) First it was the TV–no picture from the UK– satellite dish has to be larger now to receive the BBC; then the te...

https://robin-ellis.net/2014/02/17/fennel-meets-endive-and-decide-its-a-matchon-top-o-the-stove/

Back in the days before enlightenment–BE or rather BM—before Meredith—despairing black moods regularly followed perceived failure, chez-moi. “Buck up”–my mother used to say—“f...

https://robin-ellis.net/2014/02/07/sausage-celery-fennel-spinach-and-white-bean-casserole/

I fought some squid and lost! The fishmonger in Castres had no squid for sale—a warning sign I should have respected. SuperU is usually good for fish but was too far out of my way. Leclerc coul...

https://robin-ellis.net/2012/02/24/how-i-fought-with-squid-last-night-and-lost/

My first posting on this blog was a year ago today–7th of February 2011! Poaching Eggs–was a homage to one of my food heroines, the formidable Elizabeth David. I can’t remember exactly the ...

https://robin-ellis.net/2012/02/07/a-winter-salad-to-celebrate/

My copies of Rose Elliot’s vegetarian cookbooks, Not Just a Load of Lentils and The Bean Book, have been on my bookshelves for ages and are much thumbed! First published in the 1970s, her rec...

https://robin-ellis.net/2012/01/21/chickpea-curry-with-leek-and-fennel/

We tasted this new soup for lunch. When Dianne P. from New Hampshire posted her memorable photos taken 33 years ago, in autumn of 1978 on the set of The Europeans in New Ipswich, New Hampshire o...

https://robin-ellis.net/2011/10/30/fennel-sweet-potato-and-ginger-soup/

The last few days have been unbelievably beautiful — warm, with soft golden light, and the leaves which have just begun to color slowly drifting to the ground. More of the same is predicted ...

https://robin-ellis.net/2011/10/13/serendipity-soup-with-leek-onion-and-fennel/

This is taken from my book: Delicious Dishes for Diabetics which was published in August and is being reprinted–(hooray!). Based on a recipe from Richard Olney’s Simple French Food, it’s u...

https://robin-ellis.net/2011/10/01/slow-cooked-fennel-with-garlic/

The “Food Pyramid” was an early post back in February. In a campaign backed by the First Lady Michelle Obama, this has now been replaced (by the USDA — the American Department of Agricultu...

https://robin-ellis.net/2011/06/10/the-pyramid-is-history-step-up-to-my-plate/