Saffron Strands

Blueberry Muffins It's more years ago than I care to remember.  It's my first visit to the USA, it's Labor Day and we'...

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...

A Warm Salad of Broad Beans I'm writing about salad.  Risky, I know.  Who needs to be told how to make a salad?  But I like to c...

Celeriac It's the week before Christmas.  The roast is ordered, the pudding is sorted, the wines are bought. But it's the fo...

Freshly churned Blackberry Ice Cream It's mid-August and the sun is on our backs at last.  In a summer when we've seen so litt...

My Strawberries Balsamic The 18th century French philosopher Diderot described strawberries as being like 'the tip of wet-nurses...