In the kitchen on Wednesday

One of the joys of autumn is the produce available. Beautifully coloured pumpkins of all shapes and sizes, crisp green … More

This week’s small pleasures #240

This week began cold and wet, and ended sunny and bright – still chilly, but the sort of weather a … More

This week’s small pleasures #224

This week’s small pleasures come to you from a week which straddled two years. We all have our views on … More

This week’s small pleasures #219

Today is the last day of November, St Andrew’s Day (patron saint of several countries including Scotland) and also the … More

This week’s small pleasures #208

Mark Twain said: In the spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours. Well, he wasn’t wrong.

This week’s small pleasures #195

It is a grey and wet Monday and I went back to work at the office today, so it is … More

This week’s small pleasures #123

It is February already – can you believe it? We have had a lot of lovely, sunny summer days, and have been making the most of the season.

The high point of the season

One of the best things about eating in summer is the piles of berries…strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, boysenberries, blackberries….though I do … More

Food is our common ground

With darker – and cooler – days and evenings that say that autumn is well and truly here, it is … More

This week’s small pleasures: episode 26

So here we are again with a round up of this week’s small pleasures. Spring is officially here – the … More