Comments on: What is Good to Eat in September http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-in-september Cooking - Photography & More Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:29:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-in-september#comment-148 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 18:21:22 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-in-september#comment-148 Cid, Beware of men in rain coats, especially in the middle of a hot spell! Ciderella you shall try the chamomile!! regards miles Cid,
Beware of men in rain coats, especially in the middle of a hot spell!
Ciderella you shall try the chamomile!!
regards
miles

]]> by: Cid http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-in-september#comment-145 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:12:02 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-in-september#comment-145 Miles, A nice young man once gave me a bag of Mighty Leaf mint tea ... I have no idea where he got it from :) such are the shady dealings of the culinary world. As his rain coat opened I thought I was in for a cheap Rolex, instead a solitary ML bag appeared! Cid Miles,

A nice young man once gave me a bag of Mighty Leaf mint tea … I have no idea where he got it from :) such are the shady dealings of the culinary world. As his rain coat opened I thought I was in for a cheap Rolex, instead a solitary ML bag appeared!

Cid

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-in-september#comment-144 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 15:03:49 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-in-september#comment-144 Cid, You are quite right about most English folk not knowing more about mushrooms which is a great shame. The smell of proper wild mushrooms, i.e not cultivated oyster and brown cap labelled as 'wild' can be quite something. As for your truffle oil then I don't blame you for using it, especially over some mushroom soup. I recall with some dismay a time when chefs latched on to cheap truffle oil and literally poured it over everything, thinking it sounded expensive. Truffle oil can be either wonderful or really quite nasty. It is worth spending an extra couple of pounds/dollars/euros/yen/baht etc (I am aiming for a worldwide audience here!) to get a good quality oil. Dark truffle oil is good, I use it to finish dishes, never at the start. So a couple of drops in some scrambled eggs, a risotto or pasta can yield great results. As for growing them in polytunnels, I wouldn't be too keen on the tree branches ripping the polythene! Thanks for the compliment, it's very encouraging. You can't beat tea and reading about food-just wish you could get hold of some of the tea that I drink by 'Mighty Leaf'-glorious stuff. miles Cid,
You are quite right about most English folk not knowing more about mushrooms which is a great shame. The smell of proper wild mushrooms, i.e not cultivated oyster and brown cap labelled as ‘wild’ can be quite something.
As for your truffle oil then I don’t blame you for using it, especially over some mushroom soup. I recall with some dismay a time when chefs latched on to cheap truffle oil and literally poured it over everything, thinking it sounded expensive. Truffle oil can be either wonderful or really quite nasty. It is worth spending an extra couple of pounds/dollars/euros/yen/baht etc (I am aiming for a worldwide audience here!) to get a good quality oil. Dark truffle oil is good, I use it to finish dishes, never at the start. So a couple of drops in some scrambled eggs, a risotto or pasta can yield great results.
As for growing them in polytunnels, I wouldn’t be too keen on the tree branches ripping the polythene!
Thanks for the compliment, it’s very encouraging. You can’t beat tea and reading about food-just wish you could get hold of some of the tea that I drink by ‘Mighty Leaf’-glorious stuff.
miles

]]> by: Cid http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-in-september#comment-143 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 10:47:16 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-in-september#comment-143 Miles, I remember finding a cep on an organized mushroom expedition which the local council ran once or twice a year. For Lincolnshire folk, have a look in the What's On leaflet and you will find details. Unlike our continental friends, most Brits wouldn't know a cep if they fell over it. Some years ago Antony Carluccio was coming out of his Covent Garden shop as I was going in ... I was drawn in by the scent of white truffle. They were kind enough to explain all about this white gold even though they knew I wouldn't be buying. I have settled instead for the infused oil now readily available, to 'lift' a homemade mushroom soup. Do truffles grow well in polytunnels?! Cid p.s. your culinary articles are poetic and devine ... they go very well with some excellent tea. Miles,

I remember finding a cep on an organized mushroom expedition which the local council ran once or twice a year. For Lincolnshire folk, have a look in the What’s On leaflet and you will find details. Unlike our continental friends, most Brits wouldn’t know a cep if they fell over it. Some years ago Antony Carluccio was coming out of his Covent Garden shop as I was going in … I was drawn in by the scent of white truffle. They were kind enough to explain all about this white gold even though they knew I wouldn’t be buying. I have settled instead for the infused oil now readily available, to ‘lift’ a homemade mushroom soup.

Do truffles grow well in polytunnels?!

Cid

p.s. your culinary articles are poetic and devine … they go very well with some excellent tea.

]]> by: Elsie Nean http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-in-september#comment-142 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:49:38 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/what-is-good-to-eat-in-september#comment-142 Miles, I have tried some blackberries out in the wild the other day and was disappointed as they were quite sour. I hope that you will be more lucky with your freebees. You are getting me into the mood for casseroles already. Still thinking cooking then on your days off! Miles,
I have tried some blackberries out in the wild the other day and was disappointed as they were quite sour. I hope that you will be more lucky with your freebees.
You are getting me into the mood for casseroles already.
Still thinking cooking then on your days off!

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