Saffron Strands

 Meringue with cream and toasted hazelnuts We've all seen those gigantic puffs of white meringue prettying-up the windows of tr...

This 'Food Find' is a bit of a tease as it is to alert you not to a specific food, producer or trader, but to a unique record by Be...

Sausage Ragu with gnocchi There is no doubt that February is the leanest month in the culinary calendar, but by definition that mak...

View from window seat in Fernandez & Wells at Somerset House There's always something interesting going on in the gallery sp...

Towards the end of 2011, when writing of my pick of cookbooks published over the previous year, I decided I would indulge myself with more ...

Calcots Romesco sauce is a classic from Spain's Catalan region.  Made by pounding nuts, chillies, peppers, garlic and tomatoes, ...

Not only does it feel like Spring is just round the corner but the Spanish Cal ҫots are here to confirm it.  Spotted at Tony Booth's ...

Seville Orange Cake I have two friends who are coeliacs, and boy are they fed up with chocolate cake.  Evidence that I'm not the o...

Leeks Gribiche The day has dawned cold and windy but dazzlingly sunny and, in the allotment, somewhat sodden underfoot.   The plots ar...

Catch of the day from Christchurch Fish We've all got the message by now that seafood is good for you, but finding quality fresh ...