"Tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers"
-William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
Traditionally tartare (spelt 'tartar' in the US) sauce is ...
Colcannon is an Irish dish... but you could make Italian colcannon by using cavolo nero. And you can make it even more easily by using instant mash and simply a...
Our first guru – and a very appropriate one on St David’s day – is Welsh journalist and writer Frances Jones-Davies.
Frances is editor of Cambria, the nation...
This is a very useful store cupboard recipe, or if you are travelling, or visiting a friend and want to relieve them of at least one meal. You can take the whol...
What is sweetheart Cabbage?
Sweetheart cabbage is sweeter and more tender than ordinary cabbage and doesn’t take so long to cook. It’s tight, green and leafy. ...
"Everything in life that’s any fun, as somebody wisely observed, is either immoral, illegal or fattening."
-P.G. Wodehouse, The Theatre Omnibus
&nbs...
"Eventually I found a seat overlooking the old docks and ordered a Campari and orange. The waiter looked bemused and I felt the need to justify myself, explaini...
"The strongest element makes its presence felt first - at least the juniper scent of it does. The first taste though, is bitter-sweetness from the Campari, whic...
The grand finale for the Valentine dinner. Or alternatively nibbles (sic) for before dinner....
I admit to being wholly seduced by the packaging of these 'de...
"In London with a beautiful, hungry girl one must show her to Mario at The Terrazza. We sat in the ground floor front under the plastic grapes and Mario brought...
