An apple is sometimes an excellent thing

I’ll be honest and say I have a love/hate relationship with apples. On one hand, nothing beats the crunch of … More

This week’s small pleasures #182

Gosh what a week it has been…personally and globally. It is hard to know where to start. So, I will … More

What is your take on cucumber? I admit to a love-hate relationship. There was a period a few years ago … More

Today, Wednesday, I took the day off work, as I was due some time and it seemed like a good … More

The other day, I was talking to a colleague about, would you believe, lecturers who had inspired us when we … More

It’s been ages since I talked about baking on Thistles and Kiwis. I really enjoy the mixing, the measuring and … More

When we sit down to eat this time of year, we should toast farmers rather than cooks. They’ve done the … More

So here we are with the third in the occasional series This week’s eats. First up, some olive oil brought back … More

Well, what with feeling rotten for a good part of the week, the small pleasures have very much been based … More

Do you ever find yourself drawn to make a particular recipe for no obvious reason, but you just want to have a go?