Its Sunday afternoon. I have all day to myself. Apart from walking the dog I have responsibilities to no one. The sun streams through the kitchen window of my wee 70’s home, there is a freezer full of farm kill, a larder of possibilities, a fridge full of veggies and a garden of herbs. A…

Vegetarian Steak and Cheese Pie 15 years ago I had just come out the end of an arts degree and graduate diploma in social policy. I had worked in kitchens as a kitchen hand / dish pig through my degree and now was working days at Moore Wilsons. I was also at the end of…

Spicy Pickled Eggs Pickled eggs, now there is a word to get me salivating and to confuse or dismay 90% of my country men and women. I bloody love them but the urban myths and scare stories are rife. Hard boiled eggs pickled in a spicy vinegar solution are a match made in heaven for…

A classic Autumn Sunday dinner in my house. a nice rolled boneless piece of lamb or hogget shoulder slowroasted on vegetables and herbs served on lentils with some hearty sauteed autumn veg and gravy. Satisfying but lighter than a full Sunday roast. Roast Lamb 1x lamb shoulder rolled few sprigs of rosemary 3 handfuls diced…