I’m going to bravely go on the record and say that I’m not much a pet person. In a land where some folk have declared to me that they love their pets more than their kids, I realise mine is […]
I like the word ‘kedgeree’. It reminds me of the words ‘menagerie’ and ‘melange’, fitting for this dish of odd things. A real kedgeree contains smoked haddock or trout, something this faux version doesn’t. But …
This pudding is about as sinful as it gets. Rob’s Sussex Pond Pudding is, quite literally, not for the faint-hearted. It truly is the ultimate comfort food. If you are going to indulge in this …
Yes, it’s been nearly two months since Easter, and nearly a month since Orthodox Easter, I know. So why on earth would I still have Easter eggs, I hear you sweet-toothed people ask. As someone …
In honour of Eurovision being held in the lovely town that I made my home for a little while, Malmö, and also of my father’s 60th birthday today, I give to you ... my köttbullar …
A Scandi-Middle Eastern seafood salad sounds like an odd concoction, I know. I had a lot of time to think about this one, as the recipient of a lovely virus that lasted for nearly three …
As clichéd as this may sound, it’s through travel that I have learnt the most about myself. In Cologne last December, I fell in love with Christmas all over again, something I thought to be …
It’s Easter Monday and as I sit here on the couch watching bad television and eating the last of my Easter-egg cookies packed with caramel-filled chocolate eggs, I know my poor body has had enough. …
I recently visited my dear friend, Lois, and as usual we got talking about food. She was all ears when I mentioned this particular salad. With her sister and brother-in-law arriving from Canada to stay …
Four weeks ago, I sat on a plane as it took off from Düsseldorf, Germany and into the freezing, snowy skies of northern Europe. I arrived in Melbourne, Australia some twenty-six hours later at seven …
Recipes for Serena started as exactly that, recipes for Serena, an auntie who had been living in Spain. Read more ...