Photographers and photos used/admired by us
The Best Designed Cookbooks in the World? Are you intrigued by the title of this post? The Best Designed Cookbooks in the World? When there are thousands upon thousands of cookbooks being printed every year, who on earth decides which books are the finest? The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards have been compared to the “Oscars” […]
In this world that we live in, I find it amazing that most people have a special talent (even if they are not aware of it themselves), but certain people that you meet have more than one special talent. I’m very lucky that the incredibly talented Nicola, my son’s Partner and the mother of two […]
A Hint of Summer Food to come …… : Is it just me, or do all Cooks and Kitchen Gardeners get really excited when they see shoots peeking through the soil at this time of year? It thrills me. It’s like getting a Birthday present, and stirs the anticipation of all those lovely summer meals ahead […]
Nipping out to the shops in Marrakech, our photographer friend and neighbour, Mark Kensett, took a collection of snaps of interesting food stalls. It certainly looks different to the shops in downtown Hull! All these photographs are courtesy of Mark Kensett, and we are so lucky to be able to use them on our blog. […]
There’s an ‘R’ (spelled Aaaarh in Cornwall) in the month and that means us folk on the isles of Britain can once again feel safe to indulge our passion for Mussels from our shores. No, the French did not perfect the art of preparing them – that was snails, and even then they were Roman […]
Recipe: Food is Beautiful – The Kitchen Garden proves it! I had a food adventure the other day, in my own Kitchen Garden!! Erik is a brilliant photographer, always has been, always will be. But the other day, one of those rare August sunny days, I was in the Kitchen Garden and realised that the […]
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