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On A Village Wedding and Sicilian Caponata

Picture if you will a large house, a listed building no less, built in the first half of the 19th century. It was originally built to be the rector’s house – a very grand rector’s house. To one side is a walled garden complete with greenhouses, sunflowers and a very large cherry tree. In front of [...]

On a Lemony Way with Chicken

When I started this blog I really didn’t know what path it was going to take. Because my job involves food, being a foodie is more than just a passion on the side. It’s sort of an all-encompassing passion – one that needs to pay the bills as well! I’ve been asked whether my blog [...]

On Cream Tea

Last week over the course of 5 days I made 301 scones. Yes, you read correctly – three hundred and one. That’s a lot of scones. Is there any sort of advanced degree in scones on offer? If so, I think I deserve one! On one of those days I made 172 of the little [...]

On Mediterranean Food

I love “Mediterranean” Food. I realise that’s a rather broad term as it encompasses food from Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Turkey (among others) on the north side as well as Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Israel and others along the south and east. Long and different histories and cultures mean that each national cuisine of [...]

On Aubergine, Chick Pea & Tomato Curry

I want to start this post by sharing with you 2 things that are making me happy:

It’s 5:40am and it’s light outside. Hooray! And I’m not talking that first grey light of dawn, but full on and even somewhat sunny daytime lightness. What a difference from the dark, cold deepest winter mornings. Ok, it’s still not warm [...]