Inspired by a Jason Atherton recipe, Trota pulled out all the stops and planned the day well in advance. So – with Salmon gone fishing and Fidget watching Crufts re-runs – Trota, fully self-expressed, had the cartoon kitchen all to herself. Joy! Continue reading
The trick with the Tarte Tatin is to flip it onto your serving plate a) without burning yourself, and b) keeping the Tarte Tatin intact. Having seen a few messy fails, Trota really wanted to get it right this time so she enlisted Fidget. Continue reading
What did Trota expect when she instructed Fidget to put the ingredients for this recipe in baking paper and “make a parcel” with it? Well, in the cartoon kitchen you should never assume, and here’s the proof: Fidget turned up with all the ingredients, true – but beautifully wrapped up in brown paper, neatly tied and stamped, wax seals and all… Continue reading
Recalling the occasion when the fridge was mysteriously raided overnight, Trota was leaving nothing to chance this time. Tiramisu needs a few hours to set, so she took suitable precautions. A buon intenditor poche parole… Continue reading
Fidget with the polpette-making instrument, Salmon with the measure and theorem. Perfect spheres: Trota despairs – she just said they had to be more or less the same size; it didn’t need an exercise in geometry… Continue reading
Not known for his patience, watchdog Fidget was particularly edgy on this occasion. In the cartoon kitchen they had worked devotedly on making the smoothest, most velvety, sumptuous, indulgent ice cream. A shame that Fidget won’t now allow the machine time to do its churning… Continue reading
The name’s origin is debateable, but folklore associates it with charcoal workers (carbonari). To recreate the mood, Trota tasked Salmon and Fidget with some flue maintenance. Quite an ask, so you might think the duo’s reward would be forthcoming. But no – Trota, mistress of delayed gratification, insists that only after a thorough shower are our heroes re-admitted to the cartoon kitchen to finally tuck in. Continue reading
It doesn’t look at you and it doesn’t have a twitchy tail, so get over it! This is Fidget’s big stumbling block – Salmon’s, too, for that matter: even the slightest seafood connection is viewed with deep suspicion. Continue reading
Really, those two are beyond hope… Continue reading
With spring in the air and Fidget in the hammock, thoughts naturally turn to the noble asparagus… Continue reading
Chez Rowe 