I hope you'll excuse this deviation from my usual food-based posts, but I've recently got back into machine sewing and wanted to sha...

I started this blog 7 years ago when my older daughter was 11 years old and had just started high school. She's now 18 and off to univer...

We've had a good crop of discovery apples this year, so I've been trying to come up with different ways of using up the windfall...

It's that time of year again and my home grown courgettes are fruiting in abundance - the yellow variety are doing particularly well. ...

After recently making refried beans , I wanted to create another recipe which used dried pinto beans, for my latest Suma Bloggers post; p...

I've been meaning to try making my own refried beans for some time now and finally got round to doing so...just in time for National V...

I've only recently discovered the joys of Sri Lankan food, so I was delighted to be offered a copy of this book for review. Sri L...

I was looking back through my blog the other day and realised that I've not posted any risotto recipes; that's probably because ...

These churro-style waffles are cooked in a waffle maker rather than being deep fried like traditional churros. I made mine in my trusty Sa...

Since I've been back working full time, I've had less time for both blogging and cooking, so I've been devising some really ...

Aubergines (eggplant) are in scarce supply at the moment, due to adverse weather conditions in Europe, and the quality has been quite var...

Unfortunately, work has been taking priority recently and blogging has had to take a back seat. I've been meaning to post for a while ...

A slightly belated Happy New Year!   I can't believe all the festivities are over and I'm back at work already! This year, bot...

This South Indian vegetable curry is made with a thin, aromatic, spiced coconut-milk sauce so it's more like a soup or stew than a tra...

Christmas is just around the corner, so I wanted to create a new, festive recipe for the Suma Bloggers Network .  I decided on a dessert d...