I love chutney, that spicy, savoury version of jam. Something that takes a plain ham sandwich into a new and e

A great comfort food recipe for using up cooked chicken and larder staples

It's here again, the Country Living Magazine Christmas Fair and I am working every day of the fair giving talk

I'm doing a talk and demonstration in Ayr this week all about making foodie gifts for Christmas. At this time

With Halloween just a few days away pumpkins are all over the place. The blog world is groaning under the weig

Plums are everywhere in the shops and markets just now so it's time to grab those bargains and fill your baske

Labneh is the soft cheese of the Middle East. It can be served both as a sweet or savoury cheese, making it a

Don't you love the fruits of Autumn - pears, apples, plums and rich fruits that speak of comfort, coziness and

Super easy recipe for raita dipping saice perfect for spicy foods

Cumberland sauce is a real classic and is wonderful when served with gammon, goose or game. It always me think

Berries are like colourful little fruit clocks that tell you exactly what time of year it is. Strawberries her

You know me, never let anything go to waste!  Well this summer I just had to use every last scrap of the few

It's the 1st of September and the summer is fading fast. For once we can't complain about our summer weather h

Summer - gardens - picnics - tea parties - cucumber sandwiches. It all kind of follows on one into the other.

It's that time of year when my little berry patch in the garden springs to life and fairly groans with produce

Isn't it wonderful when something you love to eat reaches it's peak and the prices drop dramatically in the sh

My garden is full of flowers just now.  Not the upright-in-the-borders-carefully-cultivated kind of flowe

It's the big 4th of July weekend and in honour of all my lovely American friends who will be enjoying an extra

I have just spent the most wonderful week staying with my lovely friend Lis and her family in the seaside town

What could be more summery than strawberries and tomatoes.  Both are sunshine fruits full of colour, juic

There is something about peaches and summertime, the two go together like the proverbial peas and carrots. The

Cherries mean summer time for me. Way back in the dim and distant past that was my youth cherries were only ev

I love this time of year, a bit of warmth from the sun and all the goodness buried beneath the earth bursts fo

I’m still thinking French with my recipes for the blog just now. While my recent trip is still fresh in my m

I'm back from my wonderful week in France feeling refreshed and just a tad sad to be back in the land of wind

While I am over here in France enjoying sunshine, rose wine, catching up with friends and sampling the local c

I'm off to France tomorrow, so excited. I'm looking forward to catching up with my friends and hopefully enjoy

I adore beetroot, there is something so rich and satisfying about a root vegetable that has a real depth and f

I love the sweet fresh taste of newly podded peas, they are a spring time classic. A sign of warmer weather to

There is something so special and meaningful about the gift of food, after all it is in fact the gift of life

With Easter coming up at the weekend my thoughts turn to fresh zingy mint and lamb, two old favourites that da

Rhubarb and ginger curd, a marriage made in heaven, a mix and match of sweet, sour, smooth and creamy. Sheer h

My Dad used to grow courgettes and tomatoes in grow-bags in the back porch where there was constant sunshine a

 It is Mothering Sunday here in the UK this weekend. A day I always looked forward to as I loved spoiling my

Since I can’t come to the computer (due to a hot date with a foot surgeon!)  I thought I’d share another

Spring is in the air and rhubarb is on the ground and in the shops. That lovely rosey pink hued veggie that ca