Cooking in the time of COVID-19 - Crumbs on the Table
Recipe ideas and other useful resources for cooking and procuring food during the COVID-19 crisis, from Laura Donohue, food writer.| Crumbs on the Table
It’s easy to get into a bit of a rut with breakfast, and some people need encouragement to eat this first meal of the day at all. If you find yourself in that situation, some tempting yet wholesome breakfast muffins might help. These muffins are really delicious, moist, and full of good things that can […] The post Wholesome carrot breakfast-muffins, and a finely textured carrot cake appeared first on Crumbs on the Table.| Crumbs on the Table
As everyone keeps saying, Christmas will be different this year. For me, it will be cooking transportable, reheatable meals for delivery to people who aren’t cooking for themselves; baking some goodies as thank you gifts for those kind and competent souls who have made this time bearable and even lovely at times; and – something […] The post Chicken breasts with black olive tapenade, roasted red peppers & prunes in puff pastry — and other ideas for a different Christmas appeared fir...| Crumbs on the Table
There is a lot of advice out there for ways to distract ourselves during this second British national lockdown, and while the results of the US election unfolds, if like me you’re seriously distracted by that. Baking a cake isn’t a bad choice (or if it is, lots of us are doing it anyway). When […] The post Caramel cake distraction bake appeared first on Crumbs on the Table.| Crumbs on the Table
This Tex-Mex recipe is one I’ve cooked regularly for over thirty years because it’s so good — one of those dishes people ask me to make, and want the recipe for, so I guess it qualifies as something of a retro classic that’s stood the test of time. It’s essentially an unconventional variation of chili con carne […] The post Tamale pie appeared first on Crumbs on the Table.| Crumbs on the Table
These months of lockdown and Covid restrictions have brought home just how much food can transport us to places we miss when we can’t actually be there. Right now, as England turns gloomy and cold with damp, I’m longing for old haunts in Sicily. The sun is still beating there with fruitful intensity onto groves […] The post Sicilian pasta ‘ncasciata: pasta bake with aubergine appeared first on Crumbs on the Table.| Crumbs on the Table
There is something sensuous about nibbling a dainty biscuit that transports one to a perfumed rose arbour or a sunny patch of violets. And the taste of these really lives up to the romantic associations. They are beautifully buttery, with a great balance of salt and sweet, and of course, they have that seductive floral […] The post Rose and violet shortbread biscuits appeared first on Crumbs on the Table.| Crumbs on the Table
I’ve been on a quest for a really scrumptious chocolate sorbet for a while. When it’s hot, it hits the chocolate spot like nothing else. More refreshing than a dairy ice cream, this sorbet is still seductively creamy, with a meltingly silky mouth-feel. Made with cocoa, sugar and water (with a little extra flavouring from […] The post Easy chocolate sorbet appeared first on Crumbs on the Table.| Crumbs on the Table
Today is my sister Amy’s birthday, and in two days’ time it will be niece Caitlin’s. A few days after that it’s our Mom’s special day. We were meant to be celebrating all these important dates together this year. Well, we still are — just across an ocean and a continent. And we really are […] The post Celebrating with rye-flour chocolate brownies appeared first on Crumbs on the Table.| Crumbs on the Table
The solemn strangeness of this year, and for those of us who aren’t managing far worse, the preoccupation with running out, brings back memories for me of another Easter: one I spent in Denmark many years ago as a 17-year-old exchange student. The six months I spent in Denmark at that formative age changed my […] The post Easter 2020 appeared first on Crumbs on the Table.| Crumbs on the Table
Recipe ideas and other useful resources for cooking and procuring food during the COVID-19 crisis, from Laura Donohue, food writer.| Crumbs on the Table
Anise hyssop, or liquorice mint, makes an exquisitely refreshing gelato. This easy recipe uses mostly milk to carry the herb's flavour to best effect.| Crumbs on the Table
