Easter Feasts (to feed 1-4 people)

This Easter will be unlike any other. Family may be far away and the usual gatherings will have to wait. People we love are working on the front line. And some of us will be eating on our own. But, that said, spring,...

Posted: 09.04.20 3 Comments

Good food to buy from good people

This list is being updated as I find more things to add. To be the first to get new recipes, ideas and links, sign up to my newsletter.  Nationwide - Farms to Feed Us - a UK-wide database which highlights the...

Posted: 02.04.20 0 Comments

Nice things to do/ listen to/ read/ click on

This list is being updated as I find more things to add. To be the first to get new recipes, ideas and links, sign up to my newsletter.  - Fleabag the play is being streamed for charity - Learn the...

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Things you (may) be able to do to help

This list is being updated as I find more things to add. To be the first to get new recipes, ideas and links, sign up to my newsletter.  - Your NHS needs you - volunteer now - there are multiple things we can...

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Things to keep kids busy

This list is being updated as I find more things to add. To be the first to get new recipes, ideas and links, sign up to my newsletter. - Keep an eye on Noel Fielding's instagram for his Art Club- One of our...

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Amazing Lemon Cannellini Cake

I thought I would share this cake as it is made without flour, which some people are finding tricky to get hold of. Instead it uses something a lot of us have in the cupboard - a tin of white beans. If you don't have...

Posted: 25.03.20 10 Comments

Five Comforting Things to Make Now

In this chaotic and worrying time, food can be a comfort. Official advice is changing so rapidly that it's hard to make any recommendations on shopping  or sourcing things, so I'll stick with what I know: some recipes...

Posted: 17.03.20 0 Comments

Kind-er Ingredients

Fair trade to me is the idea that your food has come from a place where people are treated fairly and with respect. The love and energy that is put into their produce shines through onto your plate. When you buy...

Posted: 02.03.20 2 Comments

All-time Favourite Chocolate Recipes + Why Fairtrade?

Chocolate is an especially important ingredient in my house - whether it's a few dark squares as an afternoon pick me up, or a bar of white chocolate for a tray of killer blondies. Fairtrade helps to make cocoa...

Posted: 23.02.20 0 Comments

Cardamom and honey Turkish coffee

I love cardamom and I love coffee, so this is heaven. This is a coffee for the afternoon and it deserves a slice of cake. Real Turkish coffee is boiled in a little contraption called an ibrik, and the coffee is...

Posted: 10.02.20 0 Comments