The day before, still thinking in terms of ravioli, I'd sweated the white and pale-green parts of three medium leeks, quartered lengthwise and finely sliced, in butter, so they were still in the picture.
" Butter, butter, butter; every meal butter.
There is a splendour to serving oysters on crushed ice, but the vital point is to serve them as soon after opening as possible, with a bowl of cut lemons, shallot vinaigrette, Tabasco, pepper and soda bread, sliced and buttered.
Serves 8 700g bramley apples, peeled, cored and sliced 1tbsp melted butter 2tbsp caster sugar ½tsp ground cinnamon For the base: 100g plain flour 50g butter 50g caster sugar 40g amaretti biscuits Put all the ingredients for the base in a food processor and process to a fine breadcrumb consistency.
She used to use the freshest, softest milk bread (ready sliced, of course), buttered and grilled so the butter would soak through to the other side, with quality bacon in between.
*One clear advantage of heading home is that you can make yourself a chip butty or five, using white sliced bread and butter (no marg, no spreads).
50g or so of good quick-cooking pasta 30-40g pancetta or bacon cubes 2tbsp olive oil 50-60g frozen sliced ceps 50g butter 1tbsp chopped parsley Salt and freshly ground black pepper Bring a pan of salted water to the boil.
The only difference between the two occasions is in the beverage: eight glasses of wine for Reynaud today; two cups of hot chocolate for the seven-year-old, plus a late-morning snack of sliced bread with butter.
HIS widow insisted on a feast, and so the table was crowded with string beans, polenta, two types of pasta, grilled fish with spinach, roasted potatoes, salad with sliced pears, salted butter and crusty bread.
