tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post6816079406040162982..comments2024-03-28T16:10:19.842-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Robin Ellis's Mediterrean Vegetatarian CookingJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30380061835325986572020-06-15T10:08:38.526-04:002020-06-15T10:08:38.526-04:00Coming in a day late but had to comment.Reading th...Coming in a day late but had to comment.Reading this was such fun. I remember Robin Ellis and the first Poldark very well. (sigh) It was one of the early big hits on Masterpiece, and was voted onto an all-time favorite list a few years back. Being pre tv-recording-devices, it was tricky to keep up and I watched it all out of order,cathing up on re-runs. We've lately even been talking about a vacation in Cornwall sometime when we can travel again - not mainly because of Poldark -ok, a little, for me - but fun coincidence Plus gazpacho is a big standby in the summer, so welcome his easy recipe, too. Thanks, Debs!Trisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058396345946250313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9610673347026274262020-06-15T04:14:35.415-04:002020-06-15T04:14:35.415-04:00That is sad, Debs, that you have a hard time findi...That is sad, Debs, that you have a hard time finding good olives. My fave ones are also Kalamata but I get them at an Italian deli bulk food section, and they don't tasty too salty.Grace Koshidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934603958949938617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68873787630282072182020-06-14T19:54:09.646-04:002020-06-14T19:54:09.646-04:00Oh Grace, you are a Diane Mott Davidson fan too......Oh Grace, you are a Diane Mott Davidson fan too...I love her recipes, or Goldy's recipes. I am eager to get this beautiful new cookbook from Robin Ellis. Mediterranean Vegetarian, how can one go wrong with that !Melissa C Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05533287012223625163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21367326960682240142020-06-14T19:04:20.617-04:002020-06-14T19:04:20.617-04:00Meredith, that is awesome about Cornwall!Meredith, that is awesome about Cornwall!Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22333575995213326212020-06-14T18:03:05.231-04:002020-06-14T18:03:05.231-04:00Ah- I now see that "Meredith Wheeler" mu...Ah- I now see that "Meredith Wheeler" must be Robin! Thank you for finding a way to comment.Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29767782064030722662020-06-14T17:56:49.047-04:002020-06-14T17:56:49.047-04:00Meredith, what a wonderful festival it must be. In...Meredith, what a wonderful festival it must be. In California we have the town of Gilroy ("Garlic Capital of the World"...) with an annual festival and cookbook. <br />Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3881717673038827202020-06-14T17:24:12.032-04:002020-06-14T17:24:12.032-04:00Ellen, I did, too! And I loved that adaptation. Ev...Ellen, I did, too! And I loved that adaptation. Even though I was already a big fan of Aidan Turner, I never felt the new series had as much dramatic tension as Robin's version. Too much galloping on the pretty horse!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52753518841197156942020-06-14T17:20:52.516-04:002020-06-14T17:20:52.516-04:00Julia, I highly recommend Robin's books. Mine ...Julia, I highly recommend Robin's books. Mine are getting a bit tattered from use, and I'm so looking forward to the new one. Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65986456904350010782020-06-14T17:18:00.934-04:002020-06-14T17:18:00.934-04:00Oh, how lovely!Oh, how lovely!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48244093113072453592020-06-14T17:17:41.962-04:002020-06-14T17:17:41.962-04:00Meredith, do you follow David Leibovitz? I love re...Meredith, do you follow David Leibovitz? I love reading about his life in Paris. And he's done great Instagram "apero" hours while in quarantine, although I think he's finished with them now. I bought his Drinking French and have entertained myself for the last three months making French cocktails!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23263975880864327762020-06-14T17:14:52.332-04:002020-06-14T17:14:52.332-04:00Oh, ugh. Totally disgusting! I never use a hotel c...Oh, ugh. Totally disgusting! I never use a hotel coffee maker anyway, except the kind that the water flows straight through for tea, and even those I run a couple of clean cycles first.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81267838857180857332020-06-14T17:13:16.822-04:002020-06-14T17:13:16.822-04:00Her handwriting was beautiful, Robin. And such a t...Her handwriting was beautiful, Robin. And such a treasure to have her handwritten recipes.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31067357651775945162020-06-14T17:12:21.880-04:002020-06-14T17:12:21.880-04:0010000 people! Where do they all stay! And that'...10000 people! Where do they all stay! And that's a lot of bowls of soup lol!<br />Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22532508615590660652020-06-14T16:07:58.448-04:002020-06-14T16:07:58.448-04:00That sounds SO yummy!That sounds SO yummy!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41468358230032891612020-06-14T16:04:45.953-04:002020-06-14T16:04:45.953-04:00RE: My father trained as a pilot for the RAF durin...RE: My father trained as a pilot for the RAF during WW2 in Arizona and enjoyed all things American. He remained friends with the Mesa family with whom he was billeted--and they sent him the album. He loved music and was a good musician himself. MeredithWheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02502259702835811461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49527492608635135252020-06-14T16:00:39.228-04:002020-06-14T16:00:39.228-04:00RE: I was in the pilot episode of Fawlty Towers ab...RE: I was in the pilot episode of Fawlty Towers about the fake lord. John Cleese and I were at Cambridge together and performed in a play where I used a cockney accent--which is why I think he cast me in that role. MeredithWheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02502259702835811461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90736288919409103232020-06-14T15:57:51.698-04:002020-06-14T15:57:51.698-04:00RE: We lived near Hampstead, but I never saw Jenny...RE: We lived near Hampstead, but I never saw Jenny Agutter-but I once did a day's filming with her in Cornwall!MeredithWheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02502259702835811461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-185297156557987832020-06-14T15:54:57.036-04:002020-06-14T15:54:57.036-04:00RE: School French--nine years for me, but taught a...RE: School French--nine years for me, but taught as a discipline. The idea that we might ever want to speak to someone French never occurred to the teachers. From 1990, when we bought our house, until we moved her permanently, we made an effort with classes at the French Institute, the Alliance Française and private tutors. We still had a lot to learn when we arrived! Nobody speaks English here, so we had to improve. Luckily they were very tolerant and patient.MeredithWheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02502259702835811461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35239578869972485322020-06-14T15:51:49.551-04:002020-06-14T15:51:49.551-04:00I think you may be right! I think you may be right! MeredithWheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02502259702835811461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-779755759948346032020-06-14T15:49:59.938-04:002020-06-14T15:49:59.938-04:00Laautrec is medieval hilltop village (bastide) in ...Laautrec is medieval hilltop village (bastide) in southwest France about 50 miles east of Toulouse, with a view of the Pyrenees. It's a two-hour drive from the Mediterranean Sea. It's rolling countryside where garlic, sunflowers and corn are grown and cattle and sheep are raised (the ewes' milk goes into roquefort cheese). I blog about life her at http://robin-ellis.net/.MeredithWheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02502259702835811461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8601588503365275632020-06-14T15:47:04.145-04:002020-06-14T15:47:04.145-04:00RE: My father for British rail so the family recei...RE: My father for British rail so the family received concessionary fares. He took the family to the Costa Brava in 1953. I had my first taste of an egg cooked olive oil. (At that point in England, olive oil could only be purchased at the chemist primarily for ear problems.) My parents went on subsequent visits to Spain and to Italy, and my mother loved the cuisine--and searched out recipes. I found the gazpacho recipe written out on the back of an envelope in her lovely, flowing hand. I make it exactly as she instructs. MeredithWheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02502259702835811461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38024214677064609282020-06-14T15:41:58.232-04:002020-06-14T15:41:58.232-04:00Pink Garlic is one of three varieties grown in sou...Pink Garlic is one of three varieties grown in southwest France (the others being violet and white). It gets its pink color from the soil, but the interior is creamy white, like all garlic. It has a long shelf life and is supposed to be milder than some other varieties. You can read more about it here: https://specialtyproduce.com/produce/Lautrecs_Pink_Garlic_12889.php<br /><br />Our village has an annual garlic festival the first weekend of August. The narrow, Medieval streets of Lautrec are packed with 10,000 visitors (pop normally about 1100). Unfortunately this year it had to be canceled due to the virus. They give away garlic soup to everyone in the main square at noon. MeredithWheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02502259702835811461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86686786492259216152020-06-14T15:38:37.228-04:002020-06-14T15:38:37.228-04:00I wonder if that is the Rocaille garlic. I grow so...I wonder if that is the Rocaille garlic. I grow some of that type.Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71277425888487036212020-06-14T15:27:53.486-04:002020-06-14T15:27:53.486-04:00"Anchovy fillets" - are we talking the o..."Anchovy fillets" - are we talking the oily shriveled kind that come in a can or the 'white anchovies' you can sometimes find brined in lemon juice and oil?Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-17887548898325418392020-06-14T15:25:36.949-04:002020-06-14T15:25:36.949-04:00We'll have the last of it tonight. It lasts fo...We'll have the last of it tonight. It lasts forever.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.com