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Summer berries…
…. I’ve been busy with cooking jobs over the past few days which means I wake up earlier and earlier with my mind racing about how many herbs I need to chop, have I remembered all the key ingredients for the gin & beetroot gravadlax and will there be enough...
Summer flavours…
…. Goodness! The warmth of the sunshine really does lift one’s spirits – what a fantastic few days we’ve had of heat!! And with the sun on my face, I really love to create truly sunny flavours to eat outside! Surely one of the most exciting of these is a delicious...
Sweet & Salty…
….This week, I launched my first cooking demos and welcomed 16 guests into my kitchen, over 2 days, for a few hours of demonstrating with lots of tasting, chat and hopefully laughter! My menu was light, simple and easy to make – using all the fresh summery flavours...
Herbal delights…
...I manage to grow a few plants and flowers in my garden but often fall foul of the local deer population who think they are just too delicious not to nibble at. Over the 10 years we’ve lived at the bottom of our country lane I’ve really had to refine and reduce what...
June couples – elderflower and strawberries
...June has arrived with a bit of sunshine (and a bit more rain) and the hedgerows are changing from blossom to blooms. On my morning walks, I can smell the sweet scent of the wild flowers as they creep out of the grasses and from underneath the leaves and branches....
A sunny garden spot…
...I was sitting in my garden this morning, enjoying a few moments of sunshine on my face and feeling the garden literally growing around me. After all the lovely sunshine on Saturday and more rain yesterday, the flowers (and weeds) are truly reaching for the sky! I...
Wild Garlic ramblings …
...At the bottom of the lane where we live are some very beautiful woods. I try and walk at least 3 or 4 times a week and aim get up as early as possible. I find it helps to start my day with my best foot forward - being active, positive and feeling alive! With the...
My friend Rocky Road
Rocky Road – oh what a joy! I have a close and very loyal relationship with Rocky Road aka RR; it’s been a long term friend to me and always a star within a picnic or partner to a cup of coffee. I’ve filled so many trays with delicous melted chocolaty/biscuity/goey...
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What People are Saying
“Beautiful”
".... my bouquet was so beautiful and looked that you had picked every flower from your own garden. My bridesmaids loved their posies and the button holes were perfect and you could really smell the sage - as you said we would! Thank you for all your fantastic help. "
Claire, a country-style summer wedding
“Fabulous service”
".... thank you so much for being in my kitchen last night and giving us such a fantastic dinner. You really allowed me to spend time with my guests and enjoy the night before my son’s wedding. All the family were so relaxed and we all particularly loved your puddings! "
Louise & John,
a pre-wedding supper
“Delicious food”
".... a quick note to say thank you for an excellent meal on Tuesday – delicious food, efficiently delivered and enjoyed by all of us. It was lovely to enjoy good food at home, rather than in a noisy pub or restaurant – and we couldn’t have danced to 1960s Italian pop songs outside the house either!”
Nicky, family dinner party
"So pretty"
".... OMG the birthday cake you made for me was amazing. My friends and colleagues ate it all! The raspberry and passion fruit filling was delicious and the little petals and flower heads were so pretty. Please can I order 2 more for when my family come to stay next weekend?."
Jo, a decadent birthday cake