To start my day with hand picked figs from our orchard, halved over oats and a good dollop of yoghurt, seems to set things right for whatever the rest of the day holds. Perhaps it’s the fact that such a breakfast is so precious a treat, as any fig grower will know just how fleeting figs are, but a perfectly ripe fig, plump and rubescent, seems to hold a certain enchantment that I never tire of. -MB Read the rest...
My Mother made beautiful scones and I am always trying to replicate them. So how do you get your scones perfect everytime? Here are a few of my top tips! Read the rest...
If ever there was a time of year to spend more time outside rather than less, Summer is it, and for me that includes taking every opportunity to cook outside (with the limited time we have left). There’s something quite set apart from the pressure of ‘having to make dinner’, when you are chatting to friends and family, with a drink in hand around a barbecue. It’s a communal way of cooking in a sense, and I love that. -MB Read the rest...
Want to know what kitchen essentials Maggie can't live without? Then keep on reading.... Read the rest...
Keeping things simple and seasonal is perhaps easiest of all with Summertime produce, so the following menu suggestion is about beautiful ingredients, prepared in a way that may not be everyday fare, to lend that special celebratory feeling to your Valentine's Day. Read the rest...
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