Travel Adventures
These are the words that greeted my son Paddy and his partner, Nicola, as they ventured into the dining-room for their breakfast in Ambleside in the Lake District. Nicola, a brilliant photographer, has written and snapped her favourite bits of their weekend for me to put on our blog. Enjoy. “When Paddy and I realised […]
Andrew Pern opening in York: Thrilled to read the news that Andrew Pern, chef and owner of the beautiful Star Inn at Harome, North Yorkshire, is to open a new eatery in York in Autumn. ‘The Star Inn the City’ (just love the name) will be in the renovated former Engine house, situated in the […]
Woke up early this morning, couldn’t get back to sleep so decided at 5.30am to come and be creative (I hope) on the blog. At the top of my desktop I always have loads of photos we have taken re: food, kitchen garden, fruit and vegetables etc, so have decided to make up a sort […]
Camping Adventures in Whitby: Leaking tents. Mud. Torrential rain. Wellies. Soggy clothes? Were your memories of camping years ago the same as mine? If so, imagine my face when my eldest son asked if Erik and I would like to come and join them on their camping weekend, to celebrate little Emily’s 3rd birthday. He […]
What did I decide to cook on one of the few glorious sunny weekends we have had in the UK this year? I had planned an (almost) Italian themed meal, using our beloved Beehive Terracotta oven, which usually snuggled under our garden tent, as if protecting itself from the monstrous rivulets of monsoon rain that seem […]
Antonio Carluccio OBE. A Legendary Italian Chef – in Yorkshire? Were my eyes deceiving me? No, not a bit. Last Sunday Erik and I rose early and drove through East Yorkshire, up through the Wolds, into North Yorkshire, to the Malton Food Festival. This is one of my favourite routes, but this time I […]
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