Fall is in the air and I don’t mind. Because with autumn comes the promise of exiting food possibilities. The first of these joys was my brother giving me lots of walnuts from his own tree and beautiful Dutch apple pie apples. The apples stem from an old race called ‘Goudreinet’. They are very tart [...]

Between packing boxes for the upcoming big event of us moving house and trying to save the planet by communicating about energy saving projects, I also managed to bake a cake. Well actually it’s muffins disguised as cake, because I already packed all my backing trays and tins in a box not easily to retrieve [...]

When we saw Bill Granger make these on his Bills Food show (broadcast by the BBC right after Saturday Kitchen) Ed started to shout: “I want those!”. Before the program was half finished we were making them ourself. So if you have some ready made puff pastry lying around, and your eggs look fresh and [...]

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 [...]

I got this excellent recipe from my dear neighbour. It’s a favourite family recipe from New Zealand and has been for many years. We made this pie on several occasions and each time it was a big hit. I especially like the first bite of this pie when it is still warm and a bit [...]