No doubt that a certain food writer was a part inspiration in the name of this blog. Â It’s been a constant reminder of my intention to live a more balanced life and be as much a home-maker as a working professional. Â Almost six years on my... 
For all the years of friendship there is one food secret my friend Joanne and her husband refuse to share. Â They are the custodians of the Sarah Nelson Grasmere Gingerbread Recipe which they produce fresh from the original Sarah Nelson shop in Grasmere in the Lake... 
One of the great luxuries of having a kitchen garden is being able to be generous with the herbs you use in cooking.  My herb garden is just a few steps away from the back door which is just as well as his lordship is always requesting herbs for his culinary... My ironing board entertainment for the last couple of weeks has been to re-watch The Victorian Kitchen Garden.  This was cult viewing in the 1980s when Head Gardner Harry Dobson spent a year bringing a country house kitchen garden back to life.  Aside from the... Winter has started its migration north leaving us with that bitter-sweet feeling of time passing but brighter golden days ahead. With New Zealand officially declaring the start of Spring tomorrow, 1 September, I’m sure that the country’s mood will lift... 
