Category Archives: David Lebovitz

Summery socca

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Louise

You’ve probably never heard of socca. I hadn’t until a year ago when I found it in one, then two, cookery books, both written by Francophile North Americans (David Lebovitz and Dorie Greenspan). It is a chickpea (gram) flour pancake … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Fixes: feta-basil crostini and anchovy dressing for green vegetables

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Louise

My cooking life has, rather unexpectedly, been turned upside down by renovations that don’t even touch the kitchen.  A new bathroom. moving the washing machine and new doors would, in most people’s houses, not even stroke the edges of the … Continue reading →

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Salted caramel butter sauce…oh and chocolate prune cake

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Louise

I don’t make dessert very often. I never make it for myself, since a square of chocolate or, erm, a handful of Haribo usually suffices, so I only ever practise on my unwitting guests. As a result I don’t really … Continue reading →

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Possibly the best, certainly the easiest, biscuit recipe in the world

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Louise

I first came across a recipe for croquants in Dorie Greenspan’s book and it sounded too good to be true: thrifty, fast, easy. Then in her friend David Lebovitz’s book Ready For Dessert I saw another, but this time in grams … Continue reading →

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Christmas pressies for foodies

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Louise

It is the last day of November and, although I have already been listening to carols (choir oblige…) and thinking about cakes and mince pies, I have yet to buy one present. But, since all the food books of 2011 … Continue reading →

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