Wine, food and other pleasures

I can hardly believe how quickly the year has flown by – Christmas is upon us yet again. I'm doing some final preparations before thi...

Garlic – I love it and can't bear the idea of not having any handy in the kitchen. Not only does it transform dishes, but it's good ...

As I mentioned in an earlier post , we spent some of our summer holiday with friends on the Cap Ferret peninsular, an hour's drive ...

It’s amazing what goes on behind closed doors in suburban streets. Crunching through autumn leaves, walking past comfortable Victorian hous...

In the summer while we were on holiday in Cap Ferret we were able to enjoy some of our favourite local delicacies: canelés . I vividly rec...

You might have a great pile of apples and are wondering what to do with them. Well, you could do a lot worse than stockpile some jars of th...