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Mexican corn tortillas in London. A trip to the past!

A visit to the only soft corn tortilla machine in London!

tomato glut and what to do with it

It is mid October and given the climate we had this year in the UK, this means that vegetable growers are harvesting tomatoes right now, hurrah!
If you have a glut of tomatoes, you can a) buy the tomato book and get recipes to make chutneys, salsas and ketchups or b) work with them as they [...]

Gee, I did not know Ghee was this good!

Some information of the wonders of ghee or clarified butter plus step by step guide as to how to make it this wonderfood…

A memorable meal…

… comes from choosing the right ingredients and from cooking with love.   Last week I went with friends to Billingsgate Market and bought some red mullet.  My father in law likes fish and he was going to be alone, so along with American aunt Ruth, plus fish and some home grown swiss chard we drove [...]

it is mango time!

Yes it is early June and it is a sunny day, so it feels that the time is ripe to talk about mangoes.  These juicy and yellow ovals are native to India and travelled to other parts of the world, mainly South East Asia and the Philippines, from where they must have embarked in direction [...]

Papaya

Papaya was cultivated in the area known as Mexico since immemorial time and like all things nice, it travelled to other tropical parts of the world thus becoming an essential fruit and an ingredient in other cultures. It has been a subject for films -just have a glimpse to these evocative scenes; it has also been [...]