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Rosé not white, please. (I'm not talking wine.)
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Rosé not white, please. (I'm not talking wine.)
Bottoms up. The French check a calf's health by looking at its butt. A recipe for Slow-cooked breast of veal.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Rosé not white, please. (I'm not talking wine.)
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I don't want to pour cold water on your pre-Christmas preparations, but for the sake of your health you should read this because you may not anywhere else: juliawatson.substack.com/p/chuck-that...
Chuck that chip! It could be lethal
A shocking news story among the wars and floods you probably weren't aware of but should be. Plus a recipe for cheese straws.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I don't want to pour cold water on your pre-Christmas preparations, but for the sake of your health you should read this because you may not anywhere else: juliawatson.substack.com/p/chuck-that...
I love everything about Thanksgiving - except the bird. Too often dry, generally flavourless and too many days of left-overs. Let's return to the goose tradition. Plus, a recipe for Chard Gratin.
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Giving turkey the bird?
What we cook to respect tradition. Me, it's the sides I go for. A recipe for Chard Gratin
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November 26, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I love everything about Thanksgiving - except the bird. Too often dry, generally flavourless and too many days of left-overs. Let's return to the goose tradition. Plus, a recipe for Chard Gratin.
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If plain good coffee isn't quite enough for you, 'functional' coffee is the latest thing, reducing stress, anxiety and improving sexual function. Gosh.
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Plus a recipe for Red Onion Tarte Tatin
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Plus a recipe for Red Onion Tarte Tatin
Fungal coffee your new wake-up call?
Coffee is no longer brewed just from plain beans. Natural plant additives are the latest thing, said to relieve stress and anxiety. Plus, a soothing recipe for Red Onion Tarte Onion.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:42 AM
If plain good coffee isn't quite enough for you, 'functional' coffee is the latest thing, reducing stress, anxiety and improving sexual function. Gosh.
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Plus a recipe for Red Onion Tarte Tatin
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Plus a recipe for Red Onion Tarte Tatin
Another COP? Have we done what we promised at the last one? We need to keep our hopes up. But it's challenging when the major players aren't attending. So here's a recipe for Walnut macaroons to comfort. juliawatson.substack.com/p/coping-out...
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Another COP? Have we done what we promised at the last one? We need to keep our hopes up. But it's challenging when the major players aren't attending. So here's a recipe for Walnut macaroons to comfort. juliawatson.substack.com/p/coping-out...
You've carved the ghoulish lantern. What next? Pumpkins will be front of supermarket displays until Thanksgiving and beyond. How to use them not in a sludgey pie?https://juliawatson.substack.com/p/pumpkin-best-as-coach-or-side-dish
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
You've carved the ghoulish lantern. What next? Pumpkins will be front of supermarket displays until Thanksgiving and beyond. How to use them not in a sludgey pie?https://juliawatson.substack.com/p/pumpkin-best-as-coach-or-side-dish
It's worth freezing or drying herbs you've grown before the first frost wilts them, or before out-of-season shop-bought herbs lose their flavour. Use tarragon in this Georgian lamb stew. juliawatson.substack.com/p/sleepy-thy...
Sleepy thyme. Putting herbs to bed
Fresh herbs make all the difference to a recipe. But they're also worth having frozen or dried in stock. A recipe for chakapuli, a simple but intriguing Georgian lamb-and-tarragon stew
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October 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
It's worth freezing or drying herbs you've grown before the first frost wilts them, or before out-of-season shop-bought herbs lose their flavour. Use tarragon in this Georgian lamb stew. juliawatson.substack.com/p/sleepy-thy...
Pairing meats with fruit is nothing new. It's been done for centuries, but rarely with fresh grapes and chicken. This recipe is a fresh and easily made celebration of autumn's best fruit. Just what a chicken needs. Says the grapevine.
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What a chicken needs, according to the grapevine
Pairing fruit with meat goes beyond fruit tagines and polos. A recipe for Wine-braised chicken with roasted grapes
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October 22, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Pairing meats with fruit is nothing new. It's been done for centuries, but rarely with fresh grapes and chicken. This recipe is a fresh and easily made celebration of autumn's best fruit. Just what a chicken needs. Says the grapevine.
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When a fresh study tells us certain ingredients in UPFs may kill us. But till now some have been deemed innocent. Natural, even. So how seriously should we take yet more health-and-safety concerns? open.substack.com/pub/juliawat...
Death-defying food. The catch? Less profit
After a game-changing plan for a people-and-planet-saving diet, there's only a 1 percent take up. A recipe for Saganaki, a melting grilled cheese dish
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October 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
When a fresh study tells us certain ingredients in UPFs may kill us. But till now some have been deemed innocent. Natural, even. So how seriously should we take yet more health-and-safety concerns? open.substack.com/pub/juliawat...
Autumn is one of the best times of year for Nature's free bounty, from blackberries to rose hips. But are you familiar with sea buckthron berries? They may light up your garden. But they're also edible.
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A sunset-coloured berry to drink and jellify
The sea buckthorn will turn into a cordial for drinks and desserts and a jelly for roasted meats
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October 1, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Autumn is one of the best times of year for Nature's free bounty, from blackberries to rose hips. But are you familiar with sea buckthron berries? They may light up your garden. But they're also edible.
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Social media warns against seed oils. Scientists don't agree there's a danger. Plus an unusual salad of grapes, beers, and walnuts. open.substack.com/pub/juliawat...
The war is on again. The seed oil war
Social media warns against them. Scientists don't. A recipe for Greek Grapes and Beetroot Salad with Walnuts and Rusks
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September 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Social media warns against seed oils. Scientists don't agree there's a danger. Plus an unusual salad of grapes, beers, and walnuts. open.substack.com/pub/juliawat...
This is the time of year for game birds - if you're lucky enough to have a good butcher (or poacher) close by. They, too, are rare birds. Plus a recipe for Stuffed Pigeon with Peas.
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When a butcher won't give you the bird*
Where game birds aren't on a butcher's inventory. A recipe for Stuffed Pigeons with Peas
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September 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This is the time of year for game birds - if you're lucky enough to have a good butcher (or poacher) close by. They, too, are rare birds. Plus a recipe for Stuffed Pigeon with Peas.
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We're generally aware of the powers of Nestle, CocaCola, Mondalez and the 7 other powerful food industrialists. But what do you know about Cargill? Plus a recipe for a vegetable stew with a difference. juliawatson.substack.com/p/meet-the-p...
The private food corp you've never heard of
I'm betting you've never heard of it. A recipe for Briam, a roasted Greek vegetable stew.
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September 10, 2025 at 6:44 AM
We're generally aware of the powers of Nestle, CocaCola, Mondalez and the 7 other powerful food industrialists. But what do you know about Cargill? Plus a recipe for a vegetable stew with a difference. juliawatson.substack.com/p/meet-the-p...
Just peachy! Or just flat? I've always thought the donut peach the fruit equivalent of the Brazilian butt lift. But it turns out it is not genetically modified but a natural type in its own right. Plus a recipe for Caramel Peaches. open.substack.com/pub/juliawat...
Just peachy! Or just flat?
Those flat peaches aren't a recent fad. They've been around for centuries. A recipe for Caramel or Hazelnut Sauce Peaches with Vanilla Cream
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September 3, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Just peachy! Or just flat? I've always thought the donut peach the fruit equivalent of the Brazilian butt lift. But it turns out it is not genetically modified but a natural type in its own right. Plus a recipe for Caramel Peaches. open.substack.com/pub/juliawat...
Foraging changes across communities. In Greece, for instance, where wild greens make a stewed spinach-like side dish or filling for pie, blackberries are viewed with suspicion. A recipe for Blackberry Sauce for duck magrets juliawatson.substack.com/p/when-a-bla...
When a Blackberry was more than a phone
Blackberries are ripening earlier and earlier, before apples, their traditional partner in desserts. What to do with them? A recipe for Blackberry sauce for duck
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August 27, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Foraging changes across communities. In Greece, for instance, where wild greens make a stewed spinach-like side dish or filling for pie, blackberries are viewed with suspicion. A recipe for Blackberry Sauce for duck magrets juliawatson.substack.com/p/when-a-bla...
If, like me, you prefer raspberries to strawberries, try these two summer recipes for this historic fruit. juliawatson.substack.com/p/grasp-the-...
Grasp the rasp, the better berry
Recipes for Raspberry Fool and Raspberry and Hazelnut Meringue Cake
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August 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
If, like me, you prefer raspberries to strawberries, try these two summer recipes for this historic fruit. juliawatson.substack.com/p/grasp-the-...
Being an Extra on the new Antonio Banderas film last week allowed hours of time to think about cake and an upgrade on the classic Lemon Drizzle. juliawatson.substack.com/p/when-anton...
When Antonio Banderas is on set and you're not
Hanging around for hours waiting to be called by Trudie Styler, as one does, gives plenty of time to think. A recipe for Apricot and Almond Cake
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August 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Being an Extra on the new Antonio Banderas film last week allowed hours of time to think about cake and an upgrade on the classic Lemon Drizzle. juliawatson.substack.com/p/when-anton...
We ate so many fewer calories in the days when we went to plough the fields than we do now. What happened? Plus recipes for better quiches. Https://open.substack.com/pub/juliawatson/p/eating-why-so-much-cheaper-in-the?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=ck2ok
August 6, 2025 at 7:48 AM
We ate so many fewer calories in the days when we went to plough the fields than we do now. What happened? Plus recipes for better quiches. Https://open.substack.com/pub/juliawatson/p/eating-why-so-much-cheaper-in-the?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=ck2ok
Did you know that like us corn sweats? Climate change is causing rises in temperature higher than 110F/43C across the US Corn Belt. For more that is affecting your food, read juliawatson.substack.com/p/get-stuffe...
Get stuffed. It's what Big Food wants
Are you aware of what chemicals are permitted in foodstuffs? There is a huge gulf between the US and other nations. A recipe for two tapenades - Walnut and Green Olive and Roasted Tomato
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July 30, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Did you know that like us corn sweats? Climate change is causing rises in temperature higher than 110F/43C across the US Corn Belt. For more that is affecting your food, read juliawatson.substack.com/p/get-stuffe...
Insects haven't taken off as protein as anti-meat eaters had hoped. So how about snails? They've been eaten enthusiastically for thousands of years. open.substack.com/pub/juliawat...
Insects don't appeal? How about snails?
Don't be repelled - they're not just a garden pest, they're a gourmet dish. A recipe for Escargots à la Bourguignonne or Snails in garlic and butter
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July 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Insects haven't taken off as protein as anti-meat eaters had hoped. So how about snails? They've been eaten enthusiastically for thousands of years. open.substack.com/pub/juliawat...
Zucchini flowers are a treat to eat. But there's something a bit Great Aunt about sprinkling herbaceous border flowers on your food. And the fashion is centuries older. But it's making a comeback so I've capitulated with this summer chicken salad. juliawatson.substack.com/p/flowers-be...
Flowers - best in a vase or on your food?
Flowers as decor are back on food. Get your camera out. A floral recipe for a summer chicken salad
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July 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Zucchini flowers are a treat to eat. But there's something a bit Great Aunt about sprinkling herbaceous border flowers on your food. And the fashion is centuries older. But it's making a comeback so I've capitulated with this summer chicken salad. juliawatson.substack.com/p/flowers-be...
If we had smaller fridges not those American giants, might that reduce the one-third of food we buy that goes straight to already stuffed landfills? https//juliawatson.substack.com/p/frozen-not-the-movie-your-foid-how
July 8, 2025 at 7:48 AM
If we had smaller fridges not those American giants, might that reduce the one-third of food we buy that goes straight to already stuffed landfills? https//juliawatson.substack.com/p/frozen-not-the-movie-your-foid-how
With food, as in everything else, you get what you pay for. If you really want it... open.substack.com/pub/juliawat...?
That's balsamic vinegar? You've been conned
The genuine article is too expensive for your supermarket to stock it on its shelves. A recipe for Tomato Tarte Tatin
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July 2, 2025 at 7:07 AM
With food, as in everything else, you get what you pay for. If you really want it... open.substack.com/pub/juliawat...?
Lettuce is more than a cooling leaf. Or sexual symbol. (Yes, you read that right.) Try cooking it. juliawatson.substack.com/p/lettuce-no...
Lettuce now praise famous leaves
Thinking of them as a vegetable, not just a salad, gives them another dimension. A recipe for Braised Lettuce
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June 25, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Lettuce is more than a cooling leaf. Or sexual symbol. (Yes, you read that right.) Try cooking it. juliawatson.substack.com/p/lettuce-no...