Gingerbread Pear Cobbler
We are into pear season now and what better way to enjoy them than in a cobbler? Pears are an exceptionally juicy fruit, especially when cooked, so recipes that allow the juices to cook down and concentrate are usually winners, and the combination...
Favourite Granola
A couple of years ago I became very conscious of the number of ways in which packaged food is enhanced to strike the bliss point of taste – that perfect intersection of fat, sugar & salt, that sets us up to crave ever saltier, sweeter and fattier foods,...
Date & Nut Loaf
After a long walk with the dogs, we like nothing better than to curl up with a book, a cup of tea and a fire in the fireplace. Of course, one never wishes to have what the Irish peculiarly call a “dry cup of tea”, an expression I’ve never been able...
Entertablement Abroad – Harrogate
Harrogate is a very special place for me. My paternal grandparents lived there most of their married life before emigrating to Canada in the 1960s, where they took up residence next door to my family. My grandfather, George Oswald Bambrough, was a regimental sergeant...
Stone-Fruit Chutney
The urge to preserve overcomes me every year around this time. It’s probably some primal holdover, or perhaps the indelible imprint of growing up on a farm. Whatever it is, come late summer, my soul is not satisfied until cupboard and freezer are...Follow Us
