Saffron Strands

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...

Syllabub with eau-de-vie cherries Winter's chill is not something we want to think of when market stalls are piled high with the s...

Porcini, Ceps, or Penny Buns I love early autumn for many reasons - turning leaves on the trees, misty mornings, steamed-up windows, l...

Gooseberry and hazelnut frangipane tart I'd like to say this 'rustic' look was deliberate but, in truth, I overfilled the ...

English Quince Quince, a fruit of the Cydonia oblonga tree, is gritty, hard and astringent.  Only its fragrance hints at what it can b...

White bean and chicory soup When the chill air of late autumn arrives, so too does my craving for the bitter qualities of chicories.  ...

Wet Walnuts Working the ground last autumn left me in no doubt that squirrels were using the badly neglected plot as a winter larder. ...