Rated - 3.5 stars (out of 5) Audrey Gordon's Tuscan Summer - Recipes & Recollections From The Heart Of Italy is not your regular cookbook. It is a cookbo... Read More >>
Christmas lunch should be a certified course at a stress management school. It tests nerves and is probably up there with planning a wedding or having a baby... Read More >>
I am an Italophile (except when it comes to soccer!). Somewhere along the way I also became a Francophile but - Italy! Day dreaming ensues at the me... Read More >>
A risotto is gratifying and terrifying in the same instance. I never made one until I was thirty. Not sure whether I liked it too. But back in 2008,... Read More >>
A simple recipe for a classic homemade tomato sauce to use on your pizzas or as your pasta base along with a recipe for Margherita Pizza and how it got its name.... Read More >>
Brown Mushroom Tortano - A gorgeous yeast Napolitan bread stuffed with balsamic glazed swiss mushrooms and stringy cheese. Perfect for picnics and barbecues.... Read More >>
For the past two weeks, I have my nose buried in Audrey Gordon's Tuscan Summer, a cookbook of hilarious proportions. The book is so funny that my boys hav... Read More >>
Most work days end at five in the evening with the realisation that there isn't anything for dinner while standing in front of an open fridge crammed to cap... Read More >>
Two months ago on the eve of my blog's 10th anniversary, I launched the Cook Republic Workshops. Six sold out workshops and an amazing few months of tea... Read More >>