Recipes Garlic and Parsley ButterRaguHomemade Sausages with Bramley Apple SaucePenne with Pork Sausage, Cream and BasilTomato FondueBramley Apple SauceI’ve just tucked into a delicious Shepherd’s Pie with garlic butter melting into the crispy potato on top. I hadn’t intended it to be quite so crispy but I put it into the Aga, poured myself a [...]

I just got sent the loveliest book as a present from a sweet student Jane Oxborrow who did the September 2005 twelve week course – Recipes from an African Kitchen by Josie Stow and Ian Baldwin. Jane from London has [...]

Cardiff has changed beyond all recognition in the last ten years. My last visit about 25 years ago was when we were exporting a large quantity of mushrooms from Imokilly Orchards in Shanagarry to Wales every week. Cardiff was singularly uninspiring and there didn’t seem to be any [...]

RecipesMiddle Eastern Mezze with Chilli and Coriander Flat Bread Aubergine Purée with Olive Oil and LemonSpicy Carrot PureeA peppery Tunisian salad called Omi Houriya.Roast Peppers and Chickpeas with Fresh Goat’s CheesePork with Rosemary and TomatoesMolten Chocolate PudsBread and Butter PuddingBreak his Heart Rhubarb TartHow about some special delights for Valentine’s Night – how delighted will [...]

This is the season for marmalade oranges, they’ll be in the shops for just a few short weeks and then they’ll disappear until next year, so if you want to make some ‘real’ marmalade now [...]