When the winter finally leaves us and we start to seriously contemplate basking in the sunlight to come, does our mind turn to the pleasures of the flesh – steady on, not that kind. I’m thinking of the flesh of tomatoes and Read More
I love going round kitchen and cookery workshop suppliers – there used to be a truly fantastic emporuium in my local town. It was filled from floor to ceiling with rack after rack of the most divine culinary objects – many of Read More
I had the chance to enrol with chums at a chocolate making workshop the other summer. It was actually part of a a whole host of hen party activities and we all had to select from a choice of 8 things, which Read More
I had the opportunity to join a pal on a rather high end shopping trip recently. This was a reward voucher she’d had for some spectacular achievement at work. I know not what the value of the gift was, but it involved Read More
I have promised to provide two items of Christmas festival food for my hostess – she is already providing enough food for the entire wetern world, but there will inevitably be folk at the table who do not like conventional christmas pud Read More
At this time of year, i.e. autumn , there are fewer programmes showing the light salad sort of meals that I content myself with most of the time. Being on my own, I tend to take the easier course through the intricasies Read More
Oh the fun of a birthday treat – afternoon tea out at a local emporium or up to town for a super swish extravaganza. The prices these days do rather dictate the programme of events. The local tea room will offer a Read More
I have been very fortunate in the past few years in terms of having acquired some really lovely pieces of crockery and chinaware from various relatives. Having helped empty the bungalows of two aged relatives as they transferred into care homes, the Read More
Cookery workshops are a relatively new idea for joint gatherings like hen parties and girlie functions. A couple of former colleagues in a previous existence were recently moving from a company to start up their own enterprise and instead of a leaving Read More
A distant cousin was getting married the other year. Plans had been announced a good 2 years before the big day – save the date texts received all round. Time aplenty for getting help with wedding present ideas – cookery workshop perhaps, Read More