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Mini Pavlovas with Poached Figs and Greek Yoghurt

by Peter G December 15, 2011 Greek Food
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Xmas decorations up? Check House cleaned? Check Presents all wrapped? Check Xmas menu worked out? Um…sort of.  Surprisingly, for someone who cooks a lot I always have trouble deciding what to prepare. I change my mind every day! And I think a lot of that has to do with the weather at the moment. My Xmas lunch won’t be anything “spectacular”. Nor do I have the inclination to invite long [...]

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Photo Friday-Two Times Limes

by Peter G February 4, 2011 Personal
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I’m really enjoying limes at the moment.  They are everywhere and quite reasonably priced too.  I’ve been using them in a few recipes (they’re not only for cocktails!) that I’ll be featuring soon and as usual I just adore photographing them.  I wanted to create two different moods here.  One

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Mandarin Jam

by Peter G July 11, 2010 Recipes
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I couldn’t resist these mandarins at the market the other day.  Real mandarins, with branches and leaves.  No glossy, plumped up “wrapped in plastic” specimens here. The man who sold them to me had a perplexed look on his face when I said I would be photographing them!   And they were a delight to eat too.  Juicy, with

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