Mussel Picking in West Cork – From Sea to Table
There are some things that take you right back to being a kid again. Mussel picking is one of those adventures that as a kid I…
Prawn & Sun Blushed Tomato Pasta
Firstly, Happy New Year everyone. I hope you had a fantastic and fabulously festive time of it. I haven’t really bothered with any New Year resolutions…
Caramelised Red Onion Chutney
When it comes to accompaniments I love nothing more than caramelised onion chutney. So I figured it was about time I tried making it myself. I…
Pumpkins!
I’ve been wracking my brain thinking about all the different things I could do with a pumpkin for the blog. Then I thought it’s all very…
Artisan Bread Making at The Dorset Smokery
A few weeks ago I finally managed to get around to using my Birthday voucher to do an Artisan Bread Course at The Dorset Smokery, courtesy…
Crab Apple Jelly
I always thought that making jam was a really long complicated process that needed a whole cupboards worth of equipment. So when I visited my uncle…
Cronut Crazy
It was only a matter of time before a new craze hit the world and here it is. So move over cupcakes, do one whoopie pies,…
Books and Lemon Drizzle
Do you remember that Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks film ‘You’ve got Mail’? She ran a charming little independent book store and he was the big…
Two words – Bacon Jam!!!!!!
Yes you heard me right, this really is a thing. Praise the lord, our dreams have come true, bacon meets jam! I was working up in…
Katy’s Summer side dish
I’m off on my holidays to the wild and windy west of Ireland so I thought I would leave you with a little something for the…
Off to Church – Dinner at Rock
When a new restaurant opens around here, there’s a rumble of feet charging in its direction. Not that we are starved of decent places to eat,…
Cake crumbs in Christchurch
If there’s something that will haul me out of the house on a rainy Sunday morning, it’s cake! So last weekend my husband and daughter were…
Petersham Nurseries
Today I realised I am officially a grown up. Not because I’m married, or have a baby, a mortgage or bills…pah…today I am officially a grown…
Lambtastic Easter
One of my favourite things about Easter weekend is the lamb. I look forward to this more than chocolate, seriously, eggs schmegs, give me the roast…
The Pig – A New Forest Must Visit
Sometimes you just want to go somewhere really special. Somewhere different, somewhere you can relax and eat wonderful food and drink good wine. Every now and…
The Dancing Goat
Chain coffee houses have become ten a penny, every other shop on the high street seems to be pushing caffeine like it’s going out of fashion…
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