Wine Words

Wine Words

Did you give up wine in January? The undisputed worst month of the year, in the cold and the dark of post Christmas exhaustion – you deprived yourself. In the month where you resolved to achieve this year what you failed to do last year – you decided it...
Barley & Lentil Soup

Barley & Lentil Soup

Happy New Year! It is, inevitably the season of fitness videos and diets, but I am here to tell you that there is another way. Most of us tend to go a little bit crazy in December, we eat lots of rich food, sit around more, and probably drink quite a bit of alcohol...
Butternut Squash & Onion Bhajis recipe

Butternut Squash & Onion Bhajis recipe

Butternut Squash & Onion Bhajis Makes 14-16 Bhajis Ingredients for the Madras Spice Mix 2 tablespoons coriander seeds 1 tablespoon each of cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, yellow mustard seeds & ground turmeric 5 whole dried Kashmir chillies 6 whole green...
Suzanne’s Favourite Carrot Cake recipe

Suzanne’s Favourite Carrot Cake recipe

As we head into September there are plenty of locally grown apples, pears, plums & soft fruits available. Our temperate climate gives them a great depth of flavour and they make wonderful crumbles, one of the most heartwarming, cosy of puddings; for me they really...