Eat well - travel often
I have always loved sauerkraut, a fermented cabbage with its origins in Eastern Europe but never realised how healthy it was for me. I have been reading about feeding your gut and it all suggests that we need to eat more fermented foods including live […]
Making home made jam fills your kitchen with intoxicating smells and give you a sense of achievement. We have an allotment where we spend loads of our free time and grow lots of our vegetables during the summer and fall growing seasons. Something that does […]
Chakra – Contemporary Indian Dining I was invited to review Chakra’s second restaurant which is on Holland Street near High Street Kensington (Their original restaurant is in Notting Hill). The restaurant is a short walk from High Street Kensington underground station. Outside they have about […]
When you get strawberries on the allotment make Strawberry and Coconut Ice Cream When you have an allotment it seems that everything starts producing at once making it easy to get overwhelmed. However this immense movement usually starts from the middle of July. It is […]
I have mentioned before how versatile coconut oil is and I wanted to devote a whole post to telling you how I use it in my daily routine. I only buy good quality, organic coconut oil from a reputable supplier, usually VitaCoco especially as it […]
A good knife is a very personal decision and I think most people have their favourites however there is nothing wrong in pointing out a good knife or set of knives, giving the other person a chance to try it. I was sent Edge of […]
Afternoon Tea is one of my favourite indulgent pleasures – so quintessientally British! I was pleased to be invited by a blogger colleague Fiona who writes an extradordinary blog about London called London Unattached to join her for afternoon tea at W Hotel in London’s […]
Family BBQ in the sunshine! My son moved into a new house following a change of job a few months ago. Due to his busy schedule and mine this weekend was the first time we could visit his new house. My 7 year old granddaughter […]
I have a gorgeous rhubarb cluster growing at the allotment. This is now the very start of the short but fantastic English rhubarb season and anxious to sample I picked my first load last weekend. I have made a cake on this blog before called […]
Thanksgiving Pumpkin Tea Loaf What is Thanksgiving all about: When the Pilgrims landed in what is now known as The United States of America they were unprepared for the weather conditions ahead and for the fact that the food was completely different than what they […]
Towards the end of last year I was invited to the launch of the book ‘My Relationship with Food’ by Lisa Roukin (chef and teacher) and was given a copy of the book to review. I was early to the event and was privileged to […]
Recipe: Courgette Relish At the time of the year when one might find ones self with a glut of courgettes and our allotment is no different we turn the glut into courgette relish.. I have been using courgettes in loads of different ways but when […]
One Cup Cake – using the same cup to measure the ingredients. There have been loads of recipes lately for the ultimate cupcake and how to make one individual cake in a cup in the microwave but this cake is really amazing. It’s quick and […]
How to make an American Inspired Rice Pudding: Something I have been meaning to do lately is make my American inspired rice pudding. I remember the rice pudding my grandma used to make, creamy with lovely plump raisins but I never really got the recipe […]
I like to make a soup on a Sunday afternoon for Mr R and myself to take to work during the week and certainly on a cold windy day! I usually base the soup around something that is leftover from our Sunday lunch and this […]
I like to make a pot of soup on a Sunday afternoon. This week I used the stock I made from boiling the Christmas gammon I got to cook. This gammon has fed us on Christmas Day, cold cuts on Boxing Day, creamy cheese and ham noodles and now a […]