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Sarah Cooks: 6/1/06 - 7/1/06
Europe 2006

London: A Picnic on the Heath

6/28/2006 09:32:00 PM
There were a couple of kids (the gorgeous Anna-Luisa and Lucas... see below) staying at Clarice's over the weekend, so on Sunday we all went for a picnic at Hampstead Heath.We made Nigella's storecupboard chocolate cake (How to be a Domestic Goddess), her double bean and courgette salad (Forever Summer), as well as a random pasta salad, and...

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Europe 2006

London: Ham in Cherry Coke

6/28/2006 06:26:00 AM
From my How to Eat Project, gammon (i.e. raw ham) was one ingredient that I couldn't find. When I made the ham in coke and the ham in cider, I substituted Vietnamese pickled pork. It worked well in the first instance, and not so well in the second. So when I came to London, trying out some real...

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Europe 2006

London: Borough Market

6/26/2006 09:27:00 AM
Borough Market is amazing. It's open on Friday and Saturday, and is near London Bridge tube station. It's highly recommended by such super-chefs as Jamie Oliver, and with good reason - it rocks! Clarice and I went there on Friday, and it was a totally exciting and amazing experience for me, because I got to see all these...

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Cambridge

Cambridge: Baking up a Storm

6/23/2006 12:03:00 AM
On Wednesday afternoon (that is, the day AFTER the May Ball - hangover alert!), Clarice was holding a picnic at her house for her drinking society, the Scorps. It was initially supposed to be a "punt and picnic", but after realising that 40 people would be coming, and that 40 people would not fit on one boat, the...

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Cambridge

Cambridge: Slut-Red Raspberries in Chardonnay Jelly

6/22/2006 04:51:00 AM
We made this the other day because I'm obsessed with fresh English raspberries. It's a Nigella recipe from Forever Summer, and is quite easy to make.Firstly, steep some fresh raspberries in a bottle of good fruity chardonnay...Then strain the wine off, heat a split vanilla pod in it, take it off the heat and let it infuse.The next...

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Cambridge: Random Food

6/22/2006 04:41:00 AM
Home Delivery Curry from Cafe NazGarlic NaanOstrich Burger Stand, Cambridge MarketOstrich BurgerRoast Beef Lunch @ The Anchor PubSomeone Else's Ploughman's lunch @ The Anchor PubSteamed Syrup Sponge with Custard @ The EagleBangers & Mash @ The Green ManMore RaspberriesPanini with Polish Sausage, brie and caramelized onion at Caizima Polish CafeChocolate Brownie at Caizima Polish Cafe ...

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