Travel

Muted Venice

Inspiration

Most people love to see Venice with blue skies, so that the colourful marble clad buildings of the grand canal glow and shine, but for me the romance of a misty lagoon far surpasses the beauty of contrasting colours. Muted tones and dusky skies steal my heart away to the renaissance and Venice’s rich history.

Venice

Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy

As I was leaving this trip, I was lucky that the weather turned and I got to capture the city as I left with these beautiful tones as the sun came down. I love the magic of the mist over the city, it helps my over active imagination to create the city as it must have been during it’s peak in the 15th and 16th centuries. Full of riches, intrigues and drama of every kind (artistic and moral). I love to see the period costumes and sail boats filling the water and city in my mind. The smell of salt in the air, the clatter of carts on the narrow streets, people whispering around corners. In this weather the city looks like a painting wherever you look, the water and sky merge in a milky mass of unknown colours. Honestly no city could be more romantic.

Photos by Peony Lim
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Food

Rosemary Cream

Cold Sauces • Extras • Sweet Sauces

The texture of this thick cream is almost like a clotted cream. If you have rich enough cream to start with you should get a lovely butter crust on the top too.

1

The Pour

Combine Cream and Rosemary in a wide base pan and leave in a cool place to marinate for 2 or 3 hours.

2

The Heat

  1. Try not to disturb the surface as you  move the Cream to the hob and place over the lowest heat for 40 to 50 mins.
  2. After 30mins remove the Rosemary (if you like the look of it in the Cream you can leave it in but it will set as in my photos into the thick cream).
  3. Remove from the heat and cool (not in the fridge but in a cool dark place) for several hours or better yet over night.
  4. Scoop of the Cream and drain any milk left.
  5. Sprinkle with a little Salt and serve with Crystallised Rosemary to decorate.

This is a lovely companion to Cake, Sticky Toffee Pudding or Scones.

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