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How joining ramblers changed my life

2022-01-19T13:45:46+01:00

We stand in a circle, six strangers, socially distanced, making tentative introductions. It feels like being parachuted into an alien country. The surrounding (...)

Modern preserver’s kitchen cookbook review

2021-12-10T13:47:24+01:00

Fruits of the season Salted runner beans, pickled cucumbers, redcurrants, elderberry wine, blackcurrant jam; gleaming jars stood in rows in our larder – the (...)

Honey and Ginger Biscuits

2021-11-15T16:56:55+01:00

I was doing some food photography for a social media client, and needed some edible stars. Appearance was the priority, they had to be edible (no food waste) (...)

One pot vegan recipes: quick and easy meal ideas

2021-11-07T12:31:12+01:00

‘Save time with vibrant, versatile vegan recipes’ is the by-line on the cover of One Pot: Three Ways by Rachel Ama. Cooking for vegans Both my daughters are (...)

Thyme and leek tart recipe

2021-10-11T16:40:09+02:00

Having a store cupboard tart recipe is deeply rewarding. Whipping one up for supper, lunch or last minute gatherings with little effort is so much better than (...)

Herb - a cook's companion book review

2021-07-20T09:54:13+02:00

Opening a new cookbook on your kitchen table, tearing scraps of paper to mark the most tempting recipes is such a pleasure. But the cookbooks that you put on (...)

No fixed abode stories from a travel nomad about life without a permanent base

2021-06-08T22:29:11+02:00

If hoarding was an Olympic sport my parents would have been in joint gold medal position. I’ve inherited some of these squirrelling away genes and have my fair (...)

11 years of food blogging: lessons learned

2021-02-04T00:31:28+01:00

Sitting at my computer, I’m breathless with excitement. Something has dawned on me and it is so compelling that I must to do it immediately. Going to (...)

Simple beef wellington with dijon mustard

2020-12-17T13:59:05+01:00

Beef Wellington was first thing I cooked when I had people round for a ‘proper’ dinner party i.e. sitting round a dining table rather than crammed into the (...)

Guide to ghee: experiences from people who grew up eating it

2020-12-04T12:16:15+01:00

The golden ghee on the spoon appeared to have more in common with body butter than cooking fat. It smelled a bit like caramel, was soft and grainy, melting on (...)