– A week is a long time. The below is the blog, as written, last week immediately after Saturday Kitchen aired. Since then, I have spoken several times with Matt Tebbutt and he is truly apologetic for his choice of phrase. He very definitely did mean faddy eaters – and they…
Beef Stroganoff
I admit β this is not only my ultimate comfort food, but it is also my signature dish. I have been making it since I was 14, when I chose…
Seared Beef Salad with asparagus and lentils
It very much feels as though we are between seasons right now, with sun, wind, rain, and hail all in one day. Itβs hard to know what to cook when…
Air Fryer Valentine’s Mediterranean Stuffed Peppers
I created this recipe for Intant UK, who sent me the Instant Vortex Plus VersaZone Air Fryer 8.5L to try. Get 10% off your own air fryer from Instant with…
Fit for a King! The King’s Head, Brooke
The heart of any village is its pub, and Brooke in south Norfolk is no exception. Here, the historical The Kings Head in Brooke reopened last year following an extensive…
Beef bourguignon
As we move into the festive season, this beef bourguignon recipe is a perfect dish for Christmas Eve and for New Yearβs celebrations. You can do this dish in the…
Beef and vegetable casserole
As part of British Food Fortnight, I am sharing a couple of recipes made with produce from Old Hall Farm and other local producers. With the change in season, now…
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Continue ReadingWhat a few days it has been! Thunder, lightning and torrential rain. I know that I have got drenched many times and I suspect that you all have, too. I find it hard to believe that it is the last Saturday in June and for the last three hours, the…
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Continue ReadingHappy Summer Solstice to you all! It certainly does not feel like summer. As I begin to write this, the rain is falling down outside, drenching the roses and honeysuckle outside my window. The birds are in hiding, not loudly chatting to each other about the beauty of summer, encouraging…
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Continue ReadingGood afternoon, my dear Delicate Diners! It’s Friday, it’s just gone 5pm, and I am now home from a great couple of days away at the BBC Good Food Show in Birmingham. I honestly feel as if I have done nothing but eat this month! From the Fire and Feast…
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Continue ReadingAs mentioned in my earlier blog on the Art of Butchery, Charlie Hodson something of a local food hero. He is also Executive Head Chef of the beautiful and historic Great Hospital in Bishopgate, Norwich. Charlie is also Norfolk Ambassador for Marie Curie who, next week, are encouraging everyone to hold…
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Continue ReadingFarming and Norfolk go hand in hand. Driving around the county, as well as neighbouring Suffolk, you see vast fields of arable crops; pastures with cows, gently chewing the cud under a tree; and also great parts of the countryside devoted to pigs. This part of the UK has the…
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Continue ReadingThey always say, ask a busy person if you want to get things done, but sometimes, that busy person is just too busy even for themselves. Since 2004, I have owned and run The Arabian Magazine, a publication dedicated to the Arabian horse, and that has seen me travel the…
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Continue ReadingSaturday afternoon, and it is stormy and wet. I have just conjured up a banana, walnut and chocolate gluten-free loaf cake, and that is now doing its thing in the oven. And while it cooks, and the delicious aromas begin to fill the house, it gives me time to think.…
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Continue ReadingGood evening, my lovely Delicate Diners! I hope that you are all well. I like to picture you reading this, sat out in the garden and enjoying the late sun of another lovely June day, a glass of wine in hand and your other half slaving over a hot stove,…
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Continue ReadingWOW. That sums up my experience on Wednesday evening, when I went to the launch of Fire & Feast at Relish, as previewed in my blog last week. I have always been a huge fan of all that Jeremy and Rachael Parke do at Relish and on Wednesday, they opened…