
One delicious roast chicken, 4 meals - day 3
Take one good quality, free-range or organic chicken. Buy the best you can - you will get more than your money's worth from this...

Spiced Negroni by the fire ...
Unusual post tonight I know, but I thought I'd share the recipe for my most favourite cocktail. The Negroni cocktail is made of one part...

Fancy Vegan Cupcakes
I made these last week for a vegan workmate - a bit of an experiment (again). I made the fondant flowers first and left them to dry out...

Bread & Butter Pudding with a twist
When it's cold, wet and windy outside, it's good to save room for a spoonful of a good, old-fashioned dessert - in this case, bread &...

Keeping it simple - Creamy Tagliatelle & Mushrooms
Short of time but still want to serve up a delicious dinner? Sometimes 15 minutes is all it takes. This is one of my favourites -...


More from the series "Making good food look great!"
I love making simple, easy food look it's best. I find myself always on the look out for reasonably priced, fab looking serving dishes...

Beef Lasagna - step by step
Today I was making the ultimate "comfort food". Lasagne. Here is a step by step photo montage of the process. First stage - have all...

The weather outside is frightful, but this soup is so delightful. Cullen Skink ... yum
When it's the middle of January and it's cold and snowy outside, nothing is more comforting than this delicious, satisfying soup. ...

Throwback Thursday - my "Pop up Cupcake Shop" from a few years ago
I offer no apologies for sharing these photos, they are shamelessly fat & sugar filled and artificial colour laden, but were absolutely...

Italian Seafood Stew with fresh pasta or garlic bread sticks - you choose ...
This is one from the archives, (after all the festivities and super-rich food, my January menu leans towards more low key and effortless...