On 13th May, the world will celebrate International Hummus Day. Whilst hummus is purported to have been ‘invented’ in the 13th Century by the Egyptians, there has been somewhat of a war between Lebanon, Israel (and any other countries where chickpeas are grown in abundance!), to the extent that a fierce competition erupted for the biggest plate of hummus ever...

Don’t worry, this is not another post on how to make pesto out of fresh basil. I won’t do it to you. It’s the beginning of the basil and wild garlic season and I know there will be plenty of blog posts lurking about on the subject, so I’ll do you the honor of not being one of those posts....

Every year do you try growing herbs such as basil and rosemary in your garden? Only to realise a couple of months in that you do not have green fingers and that there’s a reason supermarkets sell them ready to pick. I clutch onto my basil plant frowning in my windowsill, hoping that with a little bit of water and...

I had never heard of the Lagotto Romagnolo breed of dog – but I have fallen in deep and passionate love. Furry, cute, smart and downright lovable – the dog, not me. To say I am a huge dog fan is a vast understatement – I am obsessed with our furry friends! Please note that I have put Coco the...

Ahh, strawberries – bundles of red fruity joy, mouthwateringly sweet and so versatile. I could live on strawberries alone, such is my passion for them. I grew up in a ‘fruit and veg’ family, with all the menfolk working for years in wholesale produce. In my young days, you couldn’t walk into a supermarket or greengrocer and buy strawberries 365...

But seriously. What else do people use to soak up their soup if it isn’t a crusty loaf? Carbohydrates have had a tough time in the last decade, but it’s been a long time coming. The media are always quick to demonise food groups and it was the turn of the carbohydrate.  Should you really be concerned about eating carbs,...

The phrase “I’m on a diet” seems to pop out of everyone’s mouth these days just as much as “I love Succession” or “things are going to calm down next week”. Like most people in the 21st century, I have been conditioned by diet companies, fashion brands, and the beauty industry to accept that only deathly skinniness achieved through starvation...

There was a great debate raging on Turnip vs Rutabega just a few weeks ago on Twitter. Of course, I could further complicate and throw my oar into this by saying ‘and swede’, but for the purpose of this article, we will remain with the topic. I have just had a nudge from my colleague who tells me that in...

Capers, I’m going to admit something straight away and some of you may laugh, some of you may even stop reading because you’re judging my stupidity so much. But, until this year (2022) I thought capers were a type of seafood. I have no idea what led me to believe this, all I knew about them was that they were...