Wheat-free dessert.
My latest cooking experiment: pear and cardamom almondine courtesy of Sarah (another with the patience and understanding of a beekeeper’s wife). I was testing out
10/06/2024
Blog & Articles of Interest
So much talent.
At a charity conference last week. What a mass of talent in the room: a former rugby player and singer, a defence specialist, a company
13/05/2024
PIP: a bit of a rant!
Policy-makers want to reduce the costs of this benefit which supports people with disabilities. Firstly, PIP has nothing to do with work. It doesn’t matter
01/05/2024
Ticket offices saved?
Talking on BBC Radio 5 Live last week about Labour’s plan to re-nationalise the railways, I was emphasising that 1-in-5 of the population are people
29/04/2024
Sticky mess
Definition of Vulnerability: sous-chef carefully pouring large container of warm sticky honey into jars and unable to defend himself without spreading stickiness everywhere. Too tempting
24/04/2024
Typical Monday morning?
Six tonnes of gravel arrived at o’crack sparrow to re-fill the drive. Before the lorry could reverse and drop the enormous heap, one car to
15/04/2024
Eggxactly right for Easter.
Here it is: a riot of scattered eggs, chasing chicks and romping rabbits atop the stag’s head cake stand. This is my basic fruit cake
27/03/2024
Influencer-in-waiting!
You never know: tips from a blind cook might catch on. The new kitchen gadget is a keeper. For years, I’ve been making big celebration
27/03/2024
The Mouse Man cometh.
Home cooking. I must have done something good some time to have deserved my outstanding housekeeper, Karen. She has been supporting me for over 21
26/02/2024