Today I’m so happy to be back in my kitchen. As a travel writer I’m away a lot and I do miss the creativity and relaxation I get from cooking. So I was delighted to be sent a new skillet from the GreenPan Apex Collection to try out. The perfect excuse to come up with […]
Today we’re going Italian with a great homemade spaghetti bolognese recipe paired with a lovely bottle of Carvinea Organic Primitivo wine. First, about the Primitivo. This is the sort of wine that elicits gasps of joy with every sip. With vines grown around the small town of Carovigno in the north of the Salento winemaking […]
How I love a barbecue – or a braai as its known from where I come from. As soon as there’s a glimmer of summer in the sky I’m ready to wipe everything down and get out there, hoping for sunny days and plenty of alfresco eating. And I like to be inventive on my […]
So today we’ve been out of Lockdown 2 for a week. I’ve loved going out for lunch and doing a bit of Christmas shopping. I have avoided busy shops (crowds freak me out these days) and am keeping to the rules. Sadly not everyone is doing the same, with huge crowds in Regent Street and […]
Today I’m back in the kitchen creating a spicy lamb and chickpea soup. More one-pot cooking just for you. I’m always inspired by the fresh ingredients I encounter on my travels and I’ve recently got back from another lovely visit to the Murcia region of Spain. There’s a fabulous market in the fishing village of […]
Slow-roasted lamb shanks I have friends that just can’t get that I actually find cooking a lot of fun. It’s creative, relaxing and extremely satisfying when you produce something that everyone loves. I recently spent a day with my 10-year-old niece Kelly cooking dinner for the family and will always remember her smiling face as […]