Jump straight to the Pasta e Ceci recipe My love of beans, lentils, and all pulses has been expressed many times. They are nutritious, delicious and so[...]

Jump straight to Cucumber, Avocado and Basil Soup.  What do you think of cold soups? Some people absolutely rage against them, don’t they? But they[...]

Jump straight to Seaweed Cornmeal Soda Farls recipe I love soda farls. Speedy Irish soda bread cut into triangles and fried, quicker than the time it would[...]

Pure beef meatballs? What do I even mean? I mean a meatball that has nothing but beef in. Isn’t that a burger? No! Bear with me. This speedy supper was[...]

Go straight to the recipe for your new twist on Brunch Eggs – Courgette, Carrot and Sesame Egg Menamen You know how it goes. You are cooking brunch. It[...]

This is the first post in a series of dispatches from my recent trip to Quebec City and surrounds. I am starting with my two day trip to Charlevoix,[...]

This post was published in partnership with Rennie, but all opinions on jerk chicken and joyful carnivals remain truly my own. For more information on Rennie,[...]

My kitchen garden has been a busy somewhat wild space again this year. A space of solace and slug related rage. Foxes, occasional rodents too. The downside of[...]

My visit to Parma and the Festival of Parma Ham was sponsored by the Parma Ham Consortium. This is the first of two posts on Parma ham. Check out the second[...]

My visit to Parma and the Festival of Parma Ham was sponsored by the Parma Ham Consortium. This is the second of two posts on Parma ham. The first was a post[...]

So much has happened since we last spoke. I have been to Canada and not just that, I was in sub arctic Canada walking with polar bears. Before I left, I[...]

Chepstow was very familiar and I didn’t know why. Not far beyond Bristol and just in Wales, Chepstow is of course the home to a famous horse racing track[...]

Eggs for brunch! Maybe 75% of my brunches have eggs, isn’t that the way it should be? I was caught on the hop today while scheduling work for next week[...]

Isn’t everything better with an egg? Most things, anyway. An egg is an instant easy sauce. That rich yolk, which must be runny, and a variety of things[...]

Spring is here, the sun is shining, the pollen as always has jumped in sneakily behind. I love it when the clocks change. Every day I check the time of[...]