I love food.  Only before the age of six when I was ill and doctors prescribed a medicine to encourage my appetite did food not really play ...

There it is - a chunk of leftover, slightly stale bread that we somehow never got round to eating whilst still fresh and lovely.  So, what t...

I found a few mushrooms and a rather sad looking bunch of celery at the back of the fridge and what better thing to do than to turn these in...

There are many people who quite happily skip breakfast, going about their business on an empty stomach. I'm definitely not one of them! ...

Pork casserole I guess everyone has a dish or two that they can rely on to lift the spirit - proper comfort food that warms body and sou...

I don't know about you but we seem to have a handful of things we cook regularly and especially in our London lives, those didn't al...

Happy New Year!  As you can tell, one of my resolutions was to finally post on my blog which has been shamefully neglected over the last few...

Pasta with broad beans... More on the theme of simplicity!  A couple of days ago I made a really simple but delicious supper which still...

The last few days I have been busy turning blackberries and plums into jelly and jam.  It is just so satisfying to collect the fruit (the be...

I have just finished preparing tonight's dinner (meatballs in a pepper/tomato sauce, to be served with rice) and have made the shopping ...