From souffles to scones and everything in between

These cold and wet autumn evenings draw me to the sofa with cook books and magazines, drooling over hotpots, stews … More

This Week’s Small Pleasures: episode 11

Here we are on Monday evening, and time to look back at this week’s small pleasures. Thanks once again to … More

Among the headlines in the British press when I woke on Wednesday morning, was the story that BBC Food, a … More

Where has March gone? I can’t believe it is the 29th already. Anyway, here’s what has been keeping me entertained … More

It’s Thursday, it’s Easter, there is a long weekend ahead. I can start to eat cheese again (I gave it … More

If we were having a coffee, or even a cup of tea, on this Sunday afternoon we would be discussing … More

It’s Halloween today, a festival that originally marked the start of darker nights and the approach to winter and which … More

It is so nice to come home from work, sit outside, put my feet up and catch up on things … More

There are several expressions I can’t stand – one being ‘when life gives you lemons….’. There’s just something so dreadfully … More

I just can’t seem to get rid of this cold. No amount of appropriate liquids, rest, acupuncture, inhalations or even … More