Over at Peanut Butter Etouffe , they're asking for takers for a food bloggers pet of the month. There's a wonderful photo of a fluff...

Well, they looked pretty good as they flashed by in the qualifying races - the boats set off at 15 second intervals, and the qualifiers are ...

This week is horrendously busy, and next week will be even more. I live just outside Henley on Thames, where there is a regatta (next week)...

One thing's for sure, everyone knows that vegetables are good for you ... this is the best yet for Heart of the Matter , now in its four...

Today's the last day for entries to this month's Heart of the Matter ... the topic this time is vegetables, and I've already go...

If it's welcome news that ground elder is good stewed or in a salad, how about this? It's terrific in flower arrangements when you w...

Lucius and I went out to supper on Monday night, so Horatio was left to his own cooking devices. He bought mince for a bolognaise, something...

Ground elder is the bane of my gardening life. It's everywhere in this garden. I don't use chemicals (although Lucius puts them on h...

Television cooks are always banging on about how their elaborate supper dishes only take 30 minutes to cook. But by the evening, most people...

Lunch yesterday with Tanna from My Kitchen in Half Cups , her friend Sue from Texas, and Karen of Bake My Day . Tanna and Sue have been in ...

At the heart of this sauce is a method which will transform your cooking, if you want to make creamy sauces without using cream or any of th...

I've never really liked cumin. Until last night. We went to a lovely birthday dinner for Lucius's old friend Tim: old friends, good ...

21 years ago today, my first child, Eleanor, was born. A beautiful baby, and now - so quickly - a beautiful young woman. We were - are - suc...