In The Kitchen

When I’m out in the garden at the moment I’m surrounded by wonderful smells! I love Philadelphus and it really is at its best at the moment – such a sweet fruity fragrance. We’ve got one in almost every different bed around the garden specially so that we can smell it everywhere we go! The […]

Keep it simple when cooking asparagus-  you don’t need to tie it in bundles or put it in fancy upright steamers. Just snap off the bottom, slightly woody part of the stem, wash and pop into a deep frying pan of boiling water. The fresher it is the quicker the cooking so I find I […]

I’ve just picked the first of the purple sprouting broccoli that’s been growing for so long over the winter – but it was certainly worth the wait! Purple sprouting broccoli is best cooked quickly, either steaming or boiling for just a few minutes. If the stems are thick then slice diagonally across the stem – […]

We’ve been picking the first of our forced rhubarb for a few days now and I love it! It really freshens up our taste buds after all the winter veg we’ve been getting out of the garden. I don’t let any go to waste and later in the month when the stems are coming too […]

A few weeks ago Martin asked me to take part in February’s Bake of the Day on Radio York. Julia Lewis the presenter wanted to have a ‘pie’ season and said that I could bake anything I fancied. Pies are great at this time of year as they’re filling and warming so it was a […]