Saffron Strands

Good & Proper Tea The first really cold day of winter and I'm in need of something hot and comforting.  It's more than two...

Celeriac & Ardrahan Pie at 40 Maltby Street The last weekend before the return to work and the last party of the holidays.  The...

Panettone from The Little Bread Pedlar As usual my end of year gift choices for food lovers focuses on modestly priced gifts from sma...

A page from Sally Clarke 30 Ingredients (original photograph by Tessa Traeger) Time for my annual food-book roundup.  This year I'...

The Orchard at the end of October When we first took our allotment the orchard always felt like it was off-limits.  There were the ...

Spring restaurant There's a freshly-picked quince on the table. It's there because it's seasonal, its fragrance is exqui...

Seed saving - Sunflowers Rays of late summer sun pierced the canopy of the tree.  The shady path curved gently right, its rough surfac...