I’m more a Nigel or Hugh FW man than a Nigella lover; but there she was in a seemingly endless run of her programs one afternoon.Read More

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

Obviously blueberry muffin recipes are two-a-penny. Multiple variations using oil or butter, sour cream or yoghurt… so why post yet another? Well, there is the healthRead More

A challenge was set – using ingredients from the Interflora Hamper create a dish. A touch trickier than it sounds considering that the box of chocolates,Read More

Syllabub – what a great old-fashioned word. First known use is back in 1537, even older than me then! Syllabub is used to describe milk orRead More

With seemingly every other rural house having a ‘help yourself to the windfall’s’ box outside I’m guessing apple recipes are the way to go at theRead More

I nicked a punnet-full of the juiciest blackberries I’ve ever tasted yesterday; there was a plant sagging under the weight of the fruit just to theRead More

St. Clement – the patron saint of blacksmiths, killed in the 4th century by being thrown into the sea, tied to an anchor. November 23rd isRead More

An updated post – with improved photographs. Originally blogged in April 2007 (the recipe was from the May issue of Delicious Magazine) this is a RicottaRead More