Come, dine with me

A roast chicken is a delight. So easy, always good, often better cold the next day. Serve it with roast … More

In praise of the humble radish

Like Nigel Slater, my heart always melts when I see a bunch of radishes. There is something about the shape … More

Here we are again on a rather wet Monday evening, thinking about the small pleasures that brought a smile to … More

Red, orange and yellow, colours maybe more associated with autumn, seem to be the colours this winter (July is winter … More

It’s Monday evening, and time to reflect on small pleasures from the week before. It was a relatively quiet week, … More

My diary is full this week with one thing and another, including another trip to Hamilton (which has meant moving … More

If we were having coffee or even a cup of tea, we would be sitting outside in the sunshine. It’s … More

‘After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations’, wrote Oscar Wilde in ‘A Woman of no … More