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Chicken traybake with olives, raisins and sherry

2026-03-16T00:07:16+01:00

Have you heard the one about Panama hats? The joke is that these iconic woven straw hats actually originated not in Panama but in Ecuador where artisans have (...)

Easy banana pecan loaf

2026-02-04T21:09:06+01:00

When is a banana loaf not just a banana loaf? When it is a baked memory. Any pub quiz afficionado can tell you that smell is the sense that triggers the (...)

Beef, ginger and butternut squash stew in the wonderbag

2025-03-16T20:35:41+01:00

In an era where the message of “every person for themselves” seems to be the rallying cry of more and more political manifestos and empathy for those less (...)

Deconstructed avocado ritz with ruby grapefruit gf pescatarian dairy-free

2024-04-28T00:16:29+02:00

Last summer I visited Sicily for the first time – and what a feast for the senses that was! The markets were packed with vendors noisily calling out their (...)

Broccoli and Stilton Soup

2023-01-14T21:48:48+01:00

“The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.” So wrote English writer Gilbert K Chesterton in the early 1900s. And it is true – ask a (...)

Barbecued salmon with blood oranges and capers

2022-02-20T13:52:49+01:00

Last weekend I had the great pleasure of seeing the stage version of Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 musical Moulin Rouge – the first stage production I have seen since (...)

Roasted brussels sprouts with feta, pomegranate and pine nuts

2022-02-06T13:35:50+01:00

I have a good friend who has introduced me to an excellent tradition: whenever she travels somewhere, rather than buying a T-shirt, mug, ornament or some other (...)

Festive roast lamb with pomegranate glaze

2021-12-23T12:50:29+01:00

Have you ever thought about the difference between culture and tradition – or even wondered whether there is even a difference between them? They are (...)

Rustic blood orange and pistachio galettes

2021-06-21T09:00:41+02:00

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Cauliflower steak welsh rarebit

2021-03-10T18:53:47+01:00

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