Tag Archives: Cooking

Feasts & Fancies: New Year’s Eve @ Chocolate Notes

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Scribe Doll

The weather is true to this time of year in Norwich: undecided between rain and tentative sunshine, and temperature with mood swings.  A gust of warmth and coffee greets me as I open the glass door to Chocolate Notes.  And … Continue reading →

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FEASTS & FANCIES: BAROQUE PORRIDGE at CHOCOLATE NOTES

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Scribe Doll

My body and mind are having some difficulty adjusting to Norwich after a few days in the  south-east of France.  My muscles stiffen against the North Sea wind blowing ruthlessly across the Fens and Broads, my skin feels uncomfortably cold … Continue reading →

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FEASTS & FANCIES: Equinox at Chocolate Notes

Posted on September 24, 2023 by Scribe Doll

There’s a wind blowing and I can feel its chilly breath on my bare toes as it weasels its way through the gaps in our French windows despite the thick draught excluders.  You’re never very far from meteorological elements in … Continue reading →

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FEASTS & FANCIES @ CHOCOLATE NOTES:  A Yoghurt Dip for Storytellers

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Scribe Doll

A group of us meet at Chocolate Notes* every New Moon to tell a story.  When the New Moon happens to be on a Sunday (when the CD shop cum café is closed), we meet on the evening before or … Continue reading →

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FEASTS & FANCIES: Aubergine & Fava Bean Bake

Posted on June 4, 2023 by Scribe Doll
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FEASTS & FANCIES: Of Chocolate and Chestnuts

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Scribe Doll

My mother didn’t particularly care for food.  She seldom expressed any joy towards it and made sure I was trained to show no more than polite enthusiasm when praising a dish. One of my early childhood memories is of being … Continue reading →

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FEASTS & FANCIES: Borsch for Easter

Posted on April 9, 2023 by Scribe Doll

Easter brings back memories of my Armenian grandmother perhaps more than the other Christian Festivals.  The large bowl with the dough for the kulich resting on a warm hot water bottle on her bed, wrapped in her grey woollen shawl, … Continue reading →

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FEASTS & FANCIES: Sometimes, you just need a subterfuge…

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Scribe Doll

It was always the same pattern.   “Dearest, what vegetables would you like?” “I don’t know.” “We need some greens… they’re good for us.” “Okay.” “You never have any greens.” “Yes, I do.” “No, you don’t.” “I do, sometimes!” This … Continue reading →

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FEASTS & FANCIES: OMELETTE à la Gregoryan

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Scribe Doll

In Lasse Hallström’s heartwarming film, The Hundred-Foot Journey, Helen Mirren plays Mme Mallory, a Michelin-star restaurant owner with very definite ideas about what cooking should be.  Before she decides whether or not to employ a new cook, she sets them … Continue reading →

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Feasts & Fancies: Miscellaneous Potato Rösti

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Scribe Doll

Back in the days when my metabolism could happily burn six meals a day and I indulged in a full English breakfast every Saturday at our local greasy spoon, I would always ask for an extra helping of hash browns.  … Continue reading →

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