RecipesRoast Shoulder of Lamb Stuffed with TapenadeTagliatelle alla BologneseRagu Bolognese SauceGriddle BreadPlum, or Apricot TartOven-Roasted Winter Root vegetablesI never quite got camping out of my system in my teens, so for at least 25 years I’ve been fantasising about hiring a camper van and disappearing into the sunset to wander, potter and cook over a [...]

Regular readers of this column will know that I am deeply concerned about the deterioration in the national diet – the results of this rapid decline are evident to see in our ever-expanding waistlines and associated health problems. Consequently, [...]

As we ease our way gently into 2005 and ponder New Year resolutions, it’s a good time to reflect on a fast growing pan-European epidemic that is already affecting our lives. Obesity is rising at an alarming rate, not only [...]

The shocking news of the tsunami came as a sobering wake-up call in the midst of all the jollity of the festive season. The horror of recent terrorist atrocities seemed to pale in comparison to the death toll in this natural disaster [...]