Bircher Müesli

Autumn has arrived in England – we know this because it’s suddenly sunny and warm outside, unlike in Summer, when it was rainy and miserable for most of the time. Autumn means shorter days, giant spider webs, yellowing leaves and, for me at last, a change in my daily breakfast routine. Whereas in the summer…

What would you feed me…Ginger? 

Originally posted on foodbod:
?? This week we are joined by a superstar blogger (and soon to be superstar TV cook – read about it on her blog!), the lovely Ginger?from?Ginger and Bread. Ginger’s is a fabulous blog, full of wonderful recipes and photographs, but also full of stories, culture and history, I’ve already learnt…

Russian Salad

Russia: Russian Salad

This Russian salad – or Salade Olivier, comes with a lot of history: first invented in the 1860s in Moscow by a chef named Lucien Olivier, who guarded the recipe jealously. His sous-chef – apparently – stole the recipe and opened up his own restaurant to sell his version – needless to say, it simply wasn’t the…