My favourite ingredient for December

They are as enchanting as any bauble on a Christmas tree: the shine, the vibrant orange colour and occasionally the contrast of green leaves. The clementine is, in my mind, inextricably linked with the festive season. Citrus fruit is something we use all year round...

Eat Jersey Food Festival 2015

Food festivals abound these days and take various different guises; food stalls and chef demonstrations, marquee based dining events or, in the case of Eat Jersey 2015, a couple of gourmet dinners involving a list of guest chefs as well as a casual dining event to...

My favourite ingredient for November

I remember a japonica bush in the garden where we lived in Tavistock when I was small. The garden was a haven for birds; the magnolia tree was favoured by the long-tailed tits but the bullfinches loved the japonica bush with its vibrant red flowers that were duly...

1000 Cook Books

I have written before about my love of books; this isn’t a recent flirtation and is not just about cookery books either. As a child I loved reading and despite the changing medium I can still get totally lost in a narrative or be enthralled by learning something...