Bread and butter boards seem to be the latest food fad. Dipping bread in oils at the restaurant table is being overtaken by “butter boards”: whipped butter spread and piped with different flavourings (salts, edible flowers, smoke, chicken crackling and…
Utterly freezing! The Great Hall in Winchester was the chilly venue for the Hampshire Beekeepers’ Honey Show last weekend and my small contribution was (wo)manning the Asian Hornet stand. In this 13th century massive edifice, main doors and side door…
One week to go: Monday 10 October at 10:30 – gluten-free frangipane dessert features in free on-line cooking demo. Register for free at: Facebook Link: Eventbrite Link:
Whatever is happening to our economy? I don’t really get too bogged down in politics but just want to understand the financial implications of what is going on. First, we had the soaring cost of gas and electricity. Here the…
This week’s speaking engagement is at St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton – the home to the “Saints” football club. Visually impaired people from all over Hampshire will be discovering ways of making life easier. I’ll be talking at 14:15 on…
This week’s speaking engagement is at St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton – the home to the “Saints” football club. Visually impaired people from all over Hampshire will be discovering ways of making life easier. I’ll be talking at 14:15 on…
Listening to the committal of HM the Queen, I remember St George’s Chapel at Windsor from several conferences at Windsor. One could visit the Chapel for Evensong at the end of long days and it was daunting to realise one…
St Peter’s Church at Titchfield is truly ancient (originally built in 680 AD and the oldest church in Hampshire) when the village was an important seafaring centre. Last weekend, supporters of the precious building held their annual jazz event at…
With a huge crop of apples, I’ve just made masses of Christmas mincemeat. See the free downloadable Christmas recipe booklet and get your own preparation underway; Free downloadable Christmas recipe booklet
Please share with anyone who might be interested: My next free cooking demo takes place at 10:30am on Monday 12th September and features the gluten-free raspberry frangipane dessert from a summer lunch that goes so well with the no-churn…
