Mark Diacono

A set of wooden medicinal drawers with glass knobs, labelled with old remedies including tooth powder

#3GoodThings

1. My latest porridge recipe is a keeper, courtesy of @markdiacono.bsky.social

2. Toothache treatment found in this delightful place

3. Tea with old friends and another great spread: roasted carrots with pistachio butter then spinach souffle and crumble.

Life is indeed sweet.

Your "Yukon Gold" Potatoes Probably Aren't Yukons—Here's Why Yukon Gold potatoes are getting harder to find. Here's why growers are moving away from them and which yellow varieties are taking their place.

Been hunting high and low for Yukon Gold seed potatoes in the UK. No luck so far - not even Otter Farm @markdiacono.bsky.social , where I once found Amandine. Just read a Serious Eats piece explaining why Yukons are vanishing. Starting to make sense now.

Porridge with pear, nutmeg, pumpkin seeds, maple syrup walnuts.

Sunday morning porridge. Inspired by @markdiacono.bsky.social's recipe, served with pears, nutmeg, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, maple syrup and tayberry jam. 🥣

In the Sunday Times, @markdiacono.bsky.social adds that something extra to take quotidian plates of eggs to higher planes. Mark has been a long time fan of our pans and we're always thrilled to see them in regular use – this is his frying pan filled withpotatoes, spinach, tomatoes, chilli & eggs.

Thank you - I hope you enjoyed it

And the alchemy begins

Pork Vindaloo from Sour by @markdiacono.bsky.social

Something for Sunday

With thanks to Quadrille Books, we have a copy of ABUNDANCE by @markdiacono.bsky.social to give away with one of our 10” frying pans. Follow us, share this post and then find entry details here www.netherton-foundry.co.uk/competitions

Thank you so much Jenny x

Celery tarragon pesto, spiced olive oil cake . . . Enjoying cooking from and reading @markdiacono.bsky.social's warm-hearted new cookbook Abundance.

Definitely one to get. Mark's writing is excellent @markdiacono.bsky.social

thank you

Thank you thank you

Photograph of the lovely Abundance: Eating and Living with the Seasons by Mark Diacono

And a very special #CookbookCorner shoutout to Abundance: Eating and Living with the Seasons by @markdiacono.bsky.social, a joy from cover to cover!

Photograph of Passion Fruit, Grapefruit and Pomegranate Ceviche, from Sour: The Magical Element That Will Transform Your Cooking by Mark Diacono

This week’s Guest Recipe from the #CookbookCorner archive is Passion Fruit, Grapefruit and Pomegranate Ceviche, from Sour: The Magical Element That Will Transform Your Cooking by Mark Diacono @markdiacono.bsky.social:
www.nigella.com/recipes/gues...

Abundance
We've been lucky enough to receive an early copy of this wonderful book, which we will be discussing with author @markdiacono.bsky.social at @ludlowfood in September.
A review will be coming, but in the meantime why not pre-order your own copy?
Come to Ludlow to hear us in conversation.

The Observer 6th July 2025 open at the page for Nigel Slater's midweek dinner, gooseberry almond pudding and a Sytch farm bowl full of gooseberries

A mise en place scene of whisked egg whites i a glass bowl, a bowl full of ground almonds, flour and icing sugar, a Sytch farm bowl of gooseberries and a Netherton Foundry copper pan containing melted butter

A Netherton Foundry pie dish containing a gooseberry almond pudding, sitting on a linen tabelcloth

A Netherton Foundry 8½ inch cake tin containing a gooseberry and oat cake, recipe from Mark Diacono's book, Sour

It’s been a berry good summer so far.
And our gooseberries have been glorious, check out our versions of @nigelslater.bsky.social Observer midweek recipe for gooseberry almond pudding and @markdiacono.bsky.social oat & gooseberry cake from his book, SOUR

A blackcurrant cake in a Netherton Foundry cake tin, next to a grey and white striped linen napkin

We grew the blackcurrants, the first year we have gathered more than a handful; we made the cake tin, we baked the cake but the recipe for this stunning blackcurrant yogurt cake is from SOUR, by @markdiacono.bsky.social

beautiful!

A baked cherry and almond batter pudding in a Netherton Foundry cake tin on a wooden surface with a scattering of fresh cherries alongside

A gooseberry and oat cake (recipe from mark Diacono's book, SOUR) on a wooden table with a linen napkin and a handful of raw gooseberries

A raspberry frangipane tart, with one slice removed, in a Netherton Foundry cake tin, with an IOShen knife and a dark blue rumpled napkin

A top down shot of a bright pinked iced cake on a Netherton Foundry baking and serving tray

We may be contemplating salads, but there is still the temptation to turn on the oven to bake a cake. Stone fruits and berries abound and lift summer bakes to dizzying heights.
Gooseberry cake from @markdiacono.bsky.social SOUR, 2 more recipes here www.netherton-foundry.co.uk/recipes/cake...

what a great night wasn't it!

Marvellous. I fear there's a thread, nay a book, in this sort of thing. A friend used to help is very young daughter put her shoes on while they sang 'You Do Your Buckles Up' to the tune of 'You Do The Hucklebuck'

Paging @katebradbury.bsky.social

Thank you Nigella - what a lovely surprise

Well, there's my week made

Next time you’re looking for a gift for someone (including yourself) this is now a great resource of creative people. Bookmark it and keep adding to the replies.

Marvellous!

Started a @markdiacono.bsky.social recipe, but had to sub buckwheat as we had no barley. Fruit salad for pud

Compendium 6: March 2025 An alcoholic salad dressing, one of the food books of the year, a 4 hour playlist of weathery delights, getting your book proposal right...and more

An alcoholic salad dressing, one of the food books of the year, a 4 hour playlist of weathery delights, getting your book proposal right...and more. I hope you enjoy it

markdiacono.substack.com/p/compendium...

Cartoon: two men standing looking at an armchair. One is saying "Rubbish!". Caption: Armchair Critics

Armchair critics

If you like my cartoons I can draw one for you for a very reasonable fee. They're not prints, I draw each one to order. Which is nice.

www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...

Birds eye view, photo from the cookbook

From an angle to the side, photo of home-cooked version

Fancy a tasty leek recipe featuring lemon thyme? Try this gorgeous lemon thyme and leek tart recipe by @markdiacono.bsky.social from his book Herb:
www.kaveyeats.com/lemon-thyme-...
#foodsky #recipe #vegetarian