Nigella Lawson

The Hairy Bikers – Watch ‘Em by Day or Knight

Sep 8, 2022

anniversaries, culture, television reviews

charitable donations, chefs, Clarissa Dickson-Wright, Dave Myers, Food, Gordon Ramsay, Grand Order of the Water Rats, Jennifer Paterson, Mary Berry, medieval recipes, Nigella Lawson, OBE, Old Yorkshire pie, Paul Hollywood, PBS America, rhubarb, Rick Stein, Si King, The Hairy Bikers

One of the blessings of 24 hour live streaming or semi-blessings of paying for Amazon Prime is that American foodies can come into contact with some of Britain’s finest cooks and chefs. Whether it is Gordon Ramsey cursing out prisoners toiling in the dank kitchens of Brixton, Rick Stein pretending to enjoy the food of…
From Yule Log to Buche de Noel

Dec 24, 2021

culture, Events, religion

Buche de Noel, candles, chocolate, Christmas, France, frumenty, Germany, Joyce Maynard, mediaeval food, mistletoe, mulled wine, New York Times, Nigella Lawson, pagan origins, posset, Richard III, Sir James George Frazer, Switzerland, traditions, Twelfth Night, Westphalia, winter solstice, Yule log

While the traditional Yule Log is associated with Great Britain – as its television broadcast/DVD version is associated with America – it seems to have originated in the misty past of Central Germany and Westphalia. It is certainly of pagan origin as are many of our Christian customs. To quote Sir James George Frazer in…
Medlars – the medieval fruit we’ve nearly forgotten….

Nov 16, 2021

culture

citrus fruits, Geoffrey Chaucer, jam, medlar, Nigella Lawson, Richard II, Romans, Shakespeare

This extract is from https://gardenandhappy.com/medlar/ “….Great writers such as Shakespeare and Chaucer used medlars to convey the loss of womanly virtue. In The Honest Whore, Thomas Dekker wrote: “Women are like medlars, no sooner ripe but rotten”. Hmm, that bit about “no sooner ripe but rotten” is more likely to apply to the male of the species. As soon…

Nigella Lawson

The Hairy Bikers – Watch ‘Em by Day or Knight

From Yule Log to Buche de Noel

Medlars – the medieval fruit we’ve nearly forgotten….