The lone gourmet

My last #foodiepenpals parcel contained a box of chocolate pasta . I was intrigued enough to do some research into the kind of dishes peopl...

My #foodiepenpals parcel arrived mid-month and I can only say that I was overjoyed at the contents. Ruth , my benefactor, really pulled out...

Many years ago I cooked professionally at a long-gone restaurant in Leeds - the Wharfe Street Vegetarian Café. Before it closed, the owners ...

The news this morning said a month's worth of rain fell yesterday. I can believe it - I went out briefly to the shops and got drenched. ...

As with asparagus, the season for fresh peas and broad is brief so it's good to make the most of them before resorting once more to the ...

The asparagus season is woefully short so I practically live off it at this time of year. You can, of course, buy it all year round if you...

My kitchen's been a bit quiet over the past week - I've had a few meals out, you see, and in between I've either had beans on to...

Although you can buy them pretty much all year round these days, spring greens are at their best in the spring. There's a good month st...

I like a nice slice of cake now and again - who doesn't? With a mug of tea it's the perfect afternoon snack. The world would be a ni...

This plate of deliciousness is made up of three different dishes that work well together and, for me, taste of summer. Radish in the tzatzik...