Editor's note: If you're like me then you need something visual to really sway you, so feast your eyes on the colour of the gin! It ...

Editor's note: Again following on from the history of the previous pick I landed on the piece below. I hadn't heard of the Tansy her...

Editor's note: The festive period came and went, hopefully with good times had by all. For a taste of something different I trawled arou...

As the recipe for the damson gin said, shake every day for a week. Day 4 through to day 7 the colour becomes darker and cloudier as the s...

Here's a step by step guide : the basin lined with cling film, then lined with cake and filled with the roasted damsons ...

The pleasure of roasting and freezing your treasure trove of roasted damsons now comes into its own. There are recipes on the blog fo...

I wasn't going to make jam from this current harvest but then I received a What's App message from my Dil (daughter in law) plead...

As I said the thought of creating damson gin really appealed to H so I made sure he had everything to hand – here's the story so far :...

… but definitely damsons. I'm going to mention Christmas – bear with me, there's a valid reason. I wanted to produce som...

I know it's not rocket science – but the sauce screams stir fry so here it is : Serves 2 300g chicken fillet, cut into t...

All the damson recipes given have one thing in common – they are “faff free”. Here's another, this time for savoury dishes – coul...

This ripple ice cream became a great favourite – definitely worth repeating! Damson Ripple Ice Cream I lifted the outer skins fr...

The damsons - before and after photos : Plumptious! Eat me! I served the “test run” cold with vanilla ice cream....

Before I continue with more easy, make ahead al fresco picnic ideas I'm interrupting myself – I've been overtaken by events … the ...

I know I should get out more but don't you think the plums look delicious?! Anyway, moving on – as a rough gui...

I know I'm always droning on about no-churn ice creams but this one could even persuade you that it's marginally healthy – after al...

… or should I say just the beginning of a long list – this subject could run and run! First up : Roasting plums 2kg plums ...

I received a present this week of 2kgs of plums – ripe and luscious – surely this can't be right – it only seems like last week since t...