HEAD BLOG

It most certainly is the weather for stews at the moment. Grey skies and a cold chill mean large pans bubbling with rich, dark meats and thick cut root vegetables. With that in mind it was perfect timing for there to be a market day at Hoghton Tower where I could stock up with lots of amusingly shaped vegetables which were covered in mud. Read more…

It has been a lazy weekend for me. After the excitement and travel of last week I found my creativity needed washing and ironing, leaving me naked for a couple of days. And cooking whilst naked, creatively or otherwise, is never a good idea. So I fished around for an easy recipe and found it on The British Larder.

Rarely a day goes by when I don’t take a good look at this site. That and the excellent Food Pornographer’s. Daily Internet use for me is a scramble to read news, design blogs, game news and advertising journals. It’s not easy cramming all of this into an already overloaded day but even so, I do try to squeeze in a little food viewing. It’s one of the ways I relax each evening without resorting to the TV so neglecting that would be like quitting reading or hiking through the Lake District. Read more…