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Grilling: Skewers
Metal skewers conduct heat and so are good for chunky food and thicker pieces of meat.

Use bamboo skewers for vegetables, fish and for satay made with thin strips of meat. [...]
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Ingredients Explained



Tomatoes
The ripeness of a tomato used to be the litmus paper by which we judged our summers. Early in the season, when there was still a nip in the evening air, the tomatoes were pale, dusky pink with fading green patches. But as summer progressed, especially the ones full of endless hot sunny days (weren't they all?), the tomatoes deepened in color, developing a strong sunshine-on-tomato-leaf fragrance, swelling with sweet juice. They were gorgeous, you ate them like plums and dribbled juice down your chin. [...] Read the full bit


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To serve with soup
My favourite accompaniment to chunky soups is crusty bread or fresh sour dough bread. [...] Read the full bit


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