My New Blog. Say It As You See It.
I have launched my new blog today. It is the account of my attempt to lose weight – probably the most difficult challenge of my life to date. Have a read.

Retro Cooks. Clarissa Dickson Wright.
This is my last offering in the series of Retro Cooks that I have featured in Flavour Magazine. They say always save the best until last, so I have. Here she is , my personal favourite, Clarissa Dickson Wright

Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall – Everyday.
Quality is a word synonymous with Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall, whether it be standards of the meat we eat, the vegetables we buy and grow or the books he writes. To date they have been weighty tomes, leaving doubt that he may be running short on ideas. Not so, as this book is crammed full of new ideas. He is cost sensitive, and devotes a chapter to thrifty meat recipes, producing some enticing ideas. Leftovers also get an airing, as waste becomes le

Confit de Canard
It’s that time of year. We have finally parted company with the warm October sun, and awoken to high winds and heavy rains. It had to happen, we just hope it won’t. As ever our minds turn to comfort food, and stocking the larder for the colder months to come. I have spent a quiet weekend doing just that, and confit de canard was the first thing to be prepared. It takes about two days from star

What Do You Feed A Man Who Is Cycling Through France?
We have a last minute guest this weekend. Justin Walsh Newton is on a sponsored bike ride through France and back again. Brave Lad. He is doing it for a good cause – The British Heart Foundation. With the cause in mind and to ensure he is fighting fit to cycle onwards, I am pondering what I should feed him. Nothing too heavy, but nutritious at the same time. I think I will go with a chicken dish, with some carbs thrown in for energy. I’ll p