When I was small my parents would, when we went camping (ugh), on starry nights, point out the […]
Category Archive: History
Walnuts – the name may be ‘derived from the the old English term “welsh”, meaning “foreign”‘.
I came across an intriguing piece of information the other day – the origin of the word Pie. […]
A few weeks ago I was intent on writing about Queen of Puddings. I got waylaid, instead writing […]
I was going to write about Queen of Puddings but got distracted when I found a little goldmine […]
Annabel Langbein’s wonderfully rich panforte.
The best of comfort foods – the pierogi.
Here’s the thing, I promise never to post a blog on okra. Not because it is not a […]
I have always thought you can never have too many cookery books. This is not to say I […]
One of our breakfasts
