Category Archives: FRUIT

Use Your Nose

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Heather Jarman

So what did I learn at the first sommelier course lesson? Apart from the party trick of how to open a bottle of champagne by chopping the top off the bottle with a knife, I learned that I have to … Continue reading →

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7 Shades of Orange

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Heather Jarman

Blood oranges have character and flaunt their diversity; every morning as I cut open two of them, I watch with anticipation to see what colour and patterns are hiding inside. There are three varieties of the arancia rossa di Sicilia (red … Continue reading →

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Seasonal Eating 3: Figs

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Heather Jarman

Every morning I go down to the fig tree and pick three figs — there are many more, but after gorging on them for a week, three a day is the perfect number. The yoghurt contains milk and starter culture … Continue reading →

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Seasonal Eating 1

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Heather Jarman

On Saturday I bought the last three blood oranges — tarocco in Italian — in my village shop. From now until next January I’ll look forward to the sweet sharp burst of flavour when I taste the first to arrive from … Continue reading →

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