Cook Book Club: November

I think I may have mentioned before, but my older brother Sandy (who is 18 years older than me) was … More

Cook Book Club August – Peter Gordon

When I saw the theme of August’s Cook Book Club – the country where you live – I got out … More

Cook Book Club: April

For this month’s cook book club we turn to Greece. I have only ever been to Athens and Thessaloniki airports … More

Using up the veg, adding colour to the plate

Every Monday, I share the vegetables I get in the Wonky Box, so I thought today I would share some … More

What’s on your plate? October

When it comes to cooking and eating, what does ‘comfort’ mean? So begins the latest book from the Ottolenghi stable, … More

What’s on my plate: August

Back in March, I mentioned a couple of things I had made from Julius Roberts’ beautiful book The Farm Table. … More

In the kitchen: a little bit of nostalgia

The world is full of recipes – they spill out of shelves in bookshops, magazines devote pages to them, they … More

Finding my way in the kitchen

As regular readers know, I enjoy pottering about in the kitchen. Chopping onions, peeling carrots and stirring things is all … More

In the kitchen: the no pasta edition

Regular readers may be imagine that we only eat pasta in this house, or at least eat it a lot … More

In the kitchen: the December edition

There are times when we want to eat our favourites, and there are times when we need a change, to … More