Left: A 1903 Edward VII penny, defaced by suffragettes.  © The Trustees of the British Museum Right: Immortalising history.  I n cake...

I'm particularly pleased about sharing this recipe with you because it's one which appears in a new publication! An illust...

What better way to spend a day than messing about on the sea with er, a fishing rod and a dozen men?  I've been a bit preoccu...

Nothing says summer like a sharp-and-sweet fruit pudding so these are something of a last hurrah for the Indian summer that graced o...

Apologies for the lengthy silence, I've been on holiday for the last couple of weeks. I did think about my poor blog languishing in the...

A tiny triumph in the garden... Despite the wind and rain, nature has battled through. Last week saw my first mange tout of the season -...

The horror! The Japan Centre no longer stocks my favourite wasabi rice crackers. Sob. I am quite bereft, and no amount of googling has ...

Apologies for the deadly silence of late, I've been caught in a frenzy of what-to-wear? brought on by those summer events that dem...