The lone gourmet

It's been a funny old month. GastroClub on hold (and much missed). A sick computer. A work project that saw me doing 12-hour days for 3...

This dish of carrots cooked sweetly for a long period is a Jewish classic and there are probably a zillion ways to prepare it - every Jewish...

It's been quiet. Behind the scenes, though, there have been tears, cursing and not much cooking. And that was just the computer. I got a...

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...