When we visited Mull on the west coast of Scotland I came across a little bakery in the colourful settlement of Tobermory. Those of you who watch BBC/ CBeebies will maybe recognise Tobermory from the popular children’s program Balamory. Because of this the place is full of wide eyed little children looking for the homes [...]

Great ideas to nourish nature back to health
Imaging eating your sandwich and coffee-to-go and just throwing the packaging on the ground as you walk along. You could, if the packaging was made from material that could fertilise the ground you throw it on! Waste as nourishment for something new. And why should packaging ‘outlive’ the [...]

I am trying to stick to seasonal food as much as possible. But this Christmas everything went horribly wrong with my red fruit trifle. It tasted great but next year I will challenge myself by making something seasonal, local and delicious. It’s the way forward I believe. I know it’s hard to stick by this [...]

This picture shows what happens to condensed milk if you boil it in the tin for at least 1,5 hours. I must confess I find condensed milk a bit gross: the substance, the colour, the smell and taste brrr (like something that has gone off, while in fact you can keep it forever). But when [...]

Now this is a simple but very fulfilling recipe that my husband came up with only to please me and clean out the fridge after a very white and wonderful holiday up north (more about this next time!). It’s seasonal yet exotic, it’s warming and sweet and spicy all in one. I love it when [...]