Saffron Strands

Here we are, entering another December with countries around the world in various stages of restrictions and lockdowns with the inevitable c...

An A-Z of Pasta by Rachel Roddy First, I have to declare a little involvement in this book, in so far as I know the author, Rachel Roddy, an...

Five Books for Food Lovers 2020 I really wasn’t sure I was going to compile a book list for 2020.  In this strangest of years, new publicati...

There are so many ‘best of’ cookbook lists around at this time of year.   If you can bring yourself to read another, here’s my top 5 pic...

Five books for food lovers 2018 Halfway through December, it's time to remember the food books that have proved deserving of their...

Caraway Dumplings with spiced carrot from Strudel, Noodles & Dumplings I’ve followed  Anja Dunk’s  Instagram  site for quite a wh...

Buckwheat pancakes with apple and raisin compote - add walnuts if you like   One of the joys of taking on an allotment plot is the t...