Food

Roasted Squash with Smoked Paprika Oil

I try not to play favorites with my vegetables but I could live on winter squash—so much so that I have multiple varieties growing in my garden. However, my heart belongs with roasted red kuri squash.  The Magic of Roasted Squash While pumpkins are the primary representative of the winter squash we eat, they are […]

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Peter Pizzeria – Nottingham

It’s become a chore keeping up with the latest spot for a slice. Over the last year I’ve reviewed the following pizza offerings in Nottingham: Slice n Brew Rudy’s Pizzamissu Pizza Pilgrims Cornerstone And that’s without trying Pizza Punks & Suede in the city and Baba Dough in West Bridgford! With seemingly endless options Peter […]

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Spiced Chickpea Cucumber Salad

As I slowly (read very slowly) work through updating older recipes, I find myself gravitating towards recipes that are easy to make but can be wonderful in flavor. This cucumber salad is a summer hit and uses a spice, sumac, that I believe should be in every spice drawer. Spiced Chickpeas The most significant change […]

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Raymond’s – Nottingham

I lamented the closure of Oscar and Rosie’s, not just on a culinary level, but in the knowledge that few restaurants before or after will be named after their owners cats. That said I couldn’t ask for much more of an exciting replacement with Marcus, formerly of Mesa, the force behind this new venture on […]