If it’s free, edible or can be foraged, you can bet I’ll be all over it! Not only do I hate any form of food waste in the kitchen but nothing quite beats the satisfaction of finding new & wonderful uses for things around the garden (particularly if you get to eat it!). Hidden between …
How much jam is too much jam? I’m hoping there’s no actual answer to that question because all I seem to be doing at the moment is making jam & chutneys as a means to use up garden gluts & preserve my favourite seasonal ingredients (that & I really like jam). Once we’ve gotten the …
There aren’t many thing’s in life that can’t be improved with a little peanut butter. Be it chunky or smooth, spread thickly on toast or dolloped into a bowl of porridge… this sweet, salty, nutty spreads uses have no bounds. No self-respecting pantry should be without a jar peanut butter, smooth or chunky, it doesn’t …
Little red jewels everywhere, or at least there are in my garden at the moment. What are they? Wild strawberries. An early summer treat, wild strawberries are much smaller than commercially grown strawberries, but they’re also far sweeter & more delicate, each one packs the essence of a strawberry into a tiny little vessel. In …
“Pop the kettle on” , a sentence I’m sure has been said much more widely & frequently since lockdown began, at least it has in this house! Our tea consumption is off the chart (I genuinely think that my body has slowly become immune to caffeine over the years!) & tea biscuits have become somewhat of …
Whilst lockdown life isn’t ideal, I think we can all be grateful here in the UK that we’ve been blessed with some unseasonably stunning weather. It’s been the sunniest Spring on record for the UK, actually exceeding the amount of sunshine we’d usually see for most of our summer months! So whilst we may not …
Summer is most definitely on its way here in Wales, the weather has been exceptionally glorious during lockdown (with the exception of one May frost that is, but the less said about that the better). It’s got my mind & belly already craving more seasonal, lighter & fresher foods, most of which I’m hoping will …
We’re a nation of bread lovers here in the UK, it’s almost a national obsession. We can quite honestly base any meal around it, including of some of our biggest pleasures… from bacon butties, bread & butter pudding, thick buttery slices of toast & of course, the humble sandwich (the ultimate in bread based meals …
If there’s one place in the world that I feel at home, other than Wales, it would definitely be Italy. I couldn’t tell you exactly why, I think it’s a combination of everything… the people, the food, the architecture, the culture (not to mention the considerably better weather!), it’s the most captivating country I’ve ever …
My biscuit consumption has exponentially increased during lockdown, so much so that I’m convinced I’m keeping Tunnock’s & McVitie’s in business with my weekly shops alone at this point. It’s probably the comfort more than the eating itself (although, I do enjoy eating…definitely not going to fit into those jeans when all this is over), …
