… a quick reminder of what there is to choose from for your summer gathering! Whether it's a Mezze, a Thali, a Get together, a party or...

I always seem to plan my menus with ideas for desserts first! There's nothing that will serve you better than a home-made ice cream and...

The table is booked for breakfast on Monday morning and the plan is normally that afterwards the boys go their way and we girls have a wande...

In April I wrote about a friend's birthday gift – delivering dinner to her. At the time I speculated about the time when we'd be ab...

Where to begin! You can make your own or buy if you haven't got the time – there are so many quality breads now that it's difficul...

This is, after all a celebration and calls for top notch food. You might not think of chilli as “top notch” - what makes this chilli specia...

If we can have Christmas Dinner in June then why not New Year in July! If you don't like either idea but want to celebrate, just not i...

 … because it was cancelled! How about Christmas Dinner in June – don't you think it has a certain sparkle?! It may not be what you...

In “ The Birthday Menu Choice” I said that the birthday menu was a dress rehearsal for the time when I'd be able to cook for our family ...

Just before the verdict, here's a copy of the delivery note : The Birthday Menu - delivery note! Cream Cheese & Cashew Nut Paté ...

“ Wow, this all looks amazing! I have read and read and read them again and Menu 2 keeps jumping out at me! Please can I opt for that – i...

to carry on where I left off, sort of! 6 th January is the first birthday on my list, the Wednesday as the lockdown is introduced. My f...

Add the raspberries then the ice cream have a look at a side view – it shows the almond cake soaked in the juice from th...

the Financier – cubed the Amaretti biscuit Amaretti biscuit crushed to a rubble cubed cake in glass dish drizzled w...

Note to self - I've learnt from experience that I'll always serve a dessert like this twice so I'll make sure I've suffici...

We don't really do birthday cake in our house – I mentioned in the Dorset Apple Cake aka Comfort Cake series that we don't like l...

Silence is always a good sign, followed by a “wow” - then Dil said “would it be allowed – can I drink the sauce – it's too good to lea...

Have you ever noticed how milestone birthdays and big celebrations always seem to come in the same year. Whilst my recent birthday was no...