Morning all, I’d like to introduce you to a friend and fellow foodie blogger, Alexandra from the south of France. Alex and I met cyberally (eeek is that a word!) through our writing and buying each others books and linking up through making comments. As we have got to know each other we realise we [...]
You know me, I love playing with words, so it wasn’t surprising that I just couldn’t resist this one. On Wednesday night Idgy and I watched Life Of Pi on dvd. I had missed this amazing film when it came out in the cinema here at the beginning of the year. I think my head [...]
This weekend it will be Greek Easter, a celebration that rather leaves Christmas in the shade when it comes down to all-out festivities and happiness and proper non commercial family gathering. This weekend will be all about candlelight processions, roasting lamb and competing to see whose red egg wins the battle of the tapping. I [...]
Chicken is a huge favourite in our house and roast chicken tops the list every time. You just can’t beat a roasted chick for comfort food. The heavenly aromas while it bubbles away in the oven have your taste buds on high alert long before the bird ever reaches the plate. The practicalities of a [...]
First things first, before I start waffling on about So Easy Herbal I want to share one of the simple recipes from the book with you. Having a specific mix of herbs already to hand means that when you are making soups and stews you can just whip out a teaspoon and you are ready [...]
I know baked apples always lean more towards autumn than spring, but to be honest the weather here in Scotland just now really is more autumnal than bright and springy. This recipe was inspired by my lovely blog pal Nan over in America. She liked my post about making All-Nut Butter, and commented that she [...]
