Ready for Christmas? Download the free Christmas recipe booklet. Try these savoury buns I discovered in France a few weeks ago, flavoured with smoked salmon or the taste Read More » 14/12/2022
Virtually cooking for Royalty. No, it wasn’t “By appointment” but I did introduce our on-line demonstration to Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex. The video of our butternut Read More » 07/12/2022
Is everyone included? The answer to our low growth and productivity. Lunching with other military veterans, I heard a real story that highlights the problems of the “digitally-excluded”. An elderly lady was trying to sign on Read More » 30/11/2022
The Great Honey Fraud Alert. Too good to be true: if you’ve bought ultra-cheap honey from a supermarket, you’ve probably just been scammed! After milk and olive oil, honey is Read More » 23/11/2022
Great audience. The small stock of books was snapped up this week. Speaking to the Stokes Bay WI was utter pleasure as their huge membership produced an Read More » 16/11/2022
Christmas is coming! Congratulations to the young blind black woman who has just become a barrister. Now she needs a set of Chambers to take her on as Read More » 10/11/2022
Smile with the last of the summer harvest? I’m hoping that these were the end of the windfall cooking apples. Although I can manage the peeling and coring, I need someone who can Read More » 02/11/2022
French cuisine. The talk at Southampton’s St Mary’s Stadium, a cooking demo, plus a short trip to France have kept me busy for the last few weeks. France was Read More » 26/10/2022
Cheap as chips. 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”: Read More » 12/10/2022