I toss a handful of currants in a big splash of brandy and leave the bowl, covered, in the fridge overnight. No real plan on whatRead More

An empty shelf in Waitrose; bare except two forlorn punnets of damsons reduced to a pound each. One was a little squashed, the other had been openedRead More

Two recipes from the 18th century – Hunter’s Pudding from pre-1860 Suffolk and to accompany a Wine Sauce for Sweet Puddings dating from 1845. Today’s dessertRead More

A recipe in the Oxford Times seemed ideal for my entry for Sugar High Friday. A bit dumb perhaps selecting a theme without a single ideaRead More

By coincidence the recipe is the entry for the 15th July in Nigel Slater’s Kitchen Diaries. He advocates the use of Peaches and Blueberries but withRead More

A second entry to Waiter There’s Something In My… Pie, as hosted by Jeanne at Cooksister. Like yesterday’s Game Pie the pastry uses lard. Rather thanRead More