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Month: March 2015

no laughing matter

More from Tantalus' storeroom and Rachel's excellent food/life blog dropped into my inbox this week (reblogging below). I'm as interested in turnips as Columella was in cabbages, which is saying something. I'd been hoarding a couple for a mid-week cooking treat when what popped up but Rachel's excellent bouquet of turnipery. Swedes are another thing … Continue reading no laughing matter →

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