Wine, food and other pleasures

This certainly falls into the ‘other pleasures’ category of this blog, although quite a lot of wine and food was also involved. I’ve spent...

A couple of weeks ago my daughter and I were staying with friends in Frome in Somerset and, while supper was being prepared, I popped out to...

Today I'm having a dry day so, as I write this, I’m sipping some San Pellegrino just ahead of eating my dinner. Normally I’m happy to h...

I just love this. This is a project that you simply could not make up. For people living in the London area with grape vines growing in th...

While staying in Mahon earlier this year, an unexpected treat was a visit to the Xoriguer gin distillery. I particularly like gin and I had...

So tasty and almost unspeakably easy, this is ideal for a weekday supper or a more classic Sunday roast dinner. I just love this recipe as ...