Why did Maurice call on Sundays? Maurice was Dad’s mate. Aka Man Mountain. He was a huge guy – at…

December is a busy month if you are daft enough to bake for living. Ask me most months and I…

It’s that time of year when we start savaging our pumpkins and scraping out the innards. Seeds and everything else…

It’s the end of courgette season and I was wondering what could I do to use up the last few…

Scotch eggs were, according to Fortnum & Mason, a luxury food produced for the upper classes. The delicacies were made…

Choosing and buying knives is simple right? Not if you are inclined towards them like I am. Over the years…

Asked to demonstrate at the local agricultural show last month, I was determined to make use of our lovely Dorset…

I popped off to sample some ( a lot actually) entries for the Great Taste Awards last week – it’s…

The heady smell of chocolate combined with a scattering of rose petals make these tarts a winner. The chocolate pastry…

Shopping at farmers markets.There is nothing as exciting as setting out in the morning to a farmers’ market with the…