Flavoursome asparagus and barley. Last Friday was a sad day for anyone who, like me, strives to cook with seasonal British vegetables. “How so?” you may ask. Well, it’s…

Great “Vin du Moment”. I’m delighted to have been asked to contribute to Bite magazine – “your independent, local guide to eating and drinking in Edinburgh”. My first piece…

Beetroot and chard soup. I have been inspired to go west. Following my recent visit to the excellent Slow Food event at Edinburgh’s Summerhall, I’ve realised I need to…

A demo of cooking great barley risotto. A passion about good food that is responsibly produced and sourced.  This is what has inspired me to write about the quality…

Summery ham hock salad – keep the BBQ in the shed! This is really pleasant. The sun is shining, which makes for a lovely evening, and as I write…

Out-of-date carrot – nice piggy snack (photo: James Perrin). It may have escaped your attention, but today is World Environment Day – the annual United Nations-initiated celebration of positive…

From this van will come great scran. Good food doesn’t have to cost the earth. Some of the best things I have eaten have been put together using simple,…

Tarta de Santiago – delicious with ice cream. Now shocking though it might seem for someone writing a food blog, I don’t have a particularly sweet tooth. Even as…

Five hours in the oven – off for a rest. Pimentón – that’s the answer! This flash of inspiration entered my head when thinking about how I was going…

Delicious Caldo de pescado. I have yet to visit Galicia, but it is very much on my ‘to do’ list. Perched at the very north-western corner of Spain, it…