This simple and straightforward recipe will warm your bones on these cold days. Oh, and it’s mad cheap. I made a pot which fed two people for three big lunches, adding the nutmeg and milk at the last minute each time. Ingredients 3 medium potatoes, washed, unpeeled, chopped Around 5-6 sticks of celery 3 cloves [...]

I mostly work from home, and usually fix my own lunch. My staples: soups, salads, and beans on toast. Followed by a proper dinner. So I was proper delighted when a big giant box of soups and pasta sauces were couriered to me from GLORIOUS! soups; there was enough here to feed me for two [...]

News alert! My tomatoes have ripened. Okay it doesn’t warrant such drama but I have managed to produce a considerable amount and I am giddy at the thought of eating this free fruit. I want the tomatoes to be the star of the show and I came across this amazing looking soup recipe in The [...]

As part of my attempt to fool myself into thinking I’m on holiday, I am having a dish a day from holidays past. Brazil had the most amazing food, in fact pretty much everything about Brazil was amazing. I had some of the best fish stews there and if you like prawns there are loads [...]

Well the first of my crops are ready to pick. Unsurprisingly, the peas are the first to make an appearance followed by the lettuce. Peas are plucky little fellas that will keep giving and giving and are unbelievably hardy. I cultivated them from seed in April and planted them outside in May. I also kept [...]