Eat well - travel often
My friend Ren Behan proudly published her first cookbook at the beginning of September this year. I reviewed her book ‘Wild Honey and Rye’ on my blog on publication day and you can read that review Wild Honey & Rye. One morning I popped over […]
Recently I was going to visit my sister in North Carolina leaving Mr R home to look after the dog and the house. However he has a history of not cooking and just taking food out of the freezer. I didn’t want to waste so […]
I have written about feeding your biome and keeping it happy before and how important this is for good gut health. With this in mind I often make a smoothie to start the day. I was given some persimmons to try and as I was […]
I have often said and written that Afternoon Tea is one of my favourite meals. I love lingering with friends and family over plates piled high with thin sandwiches with no crusts (I hate crusts on sandwiches so this is a plus point for me!), […]
I have been baking my quick and easy fruit cake for years now and it never fails. This time of year we have a surplus of really nice, heritage, cooking apples at the end of the garden. Sometimes I make cakes with chopped apples or […]
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 […]
I was really pleased to meet the people from Chocolate and Love again this year at an event in July. They have a few new bars of their incredible chocolate and as such sent me the new collection to review. Their current collection contains eight […]
I get a lot of books to review and it is with great pleasure to receive Wild Honey & Rye – Modern Polish Recipes by Ren Behan (published by Pavilion Books with a RRP £20). I love it when a new cookbook is launched however when […]
Blackberry chutney time is here and looking at a row of jars on the shelf there is so much Christmas promise in those jars. On my allotment this year we have been blessed with an abundant harvest of wild blackberries. Although these berries grow wild […]
Making Pizza at Vendome School in Grenada. Last year I visited Vendome RC School in Grenada for the second time bringing them second hand books for their library which had been donated by my local friends. As I have already told you about the school […]
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 […]
On a recent trip to Mexico City a couple of months ago we stayed at the Hotel Geneve, one of the oldest hotels in Mexico City. As you slowly make your way through crowded and busy street you certainly don’t expect to arrive at this […]
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 […]
Grenada: 3rd Annual Chocolate Festival I was privileged to attend the 2nd Annual Grenada Chocolate Festival in 2015, the first time I had been to the Spice Island and I knew from day one it would not be the only visit! I was so touched […]
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 […]
Sugar and Spice Ice Cream Company Most people like ice cream but I LOVE it!! I especially love it homemade or made by small producers – there seems to be so much more depth and flavour to the finished product. After dinner on our first night in […]