ELLIOT CERAMICS

I always considered myself a ‘white ceramics’ person. The piles of crockery on my kitchen shelves back that up. That was until I first clapped my eyes on these beautiful pieces by South London-based potter Elliot Denny.

DOUBLE GREENS & FILO PIE

I have no problem with eating my greens - I could probably give Popeye a run for his money. Spinach, Chard, Spring Greens and Kale - I love them all. This simple pie welcomes any of the aforementioned green leaves.

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RHUBARB CRUMBLE FLAPJACK SLICES

A couple of weeks ago, when the new season rhubarb first appeared in the shops, I bought a bright pink bunch without much of a plan as to what I was going to do with it.

SPRING/SUMMER 2017 TABLEWARE FROM MARIMEKKO

For me cooking a nice plate of food is just half the story. What you serve that food upon and the utensils and tools used to create the meal can make the whole experience all the more richer.

FRIED RISOTTO WITH RED CABBAGE SALAD

This post is really a 'part two' to the previous one; Spinach Risotto with Parmesan Cheese & Nutmeg. These fried risotto cakes, made with the previous evenings leftovers, made a quick lunch the following day with a simple red cabbage salad.

SPINACH RISOTTO WITH PARMESAN CHEESE & NUTMEG

Last summer we took our family holiday in Denmark and on our first trip into Copenhagen we discovered Grød; the world's first 'porridge restaurant'.

ORANGE AND CINNAMON BISCUITS

Baking these biscuits will fill your kitchen with the most Christmassy aroma. Later today Arthur and I are going to make a couple of batches as Christmas gifts for his teachers.

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COCONUT YOGHURT BARK

This is yoghurt bark. Have you heard of it before? I hadn’t until recently. It is really too simple to class as a ‘recipe’, it’s more just a case of throwing some ingredients together.

LIME & COCONUT YOGHURT CAKE

When Onken set me the challenge to develop four easy recipes using their new coconut yogurt, I had to include a cake.

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COCONUT CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

When I was a kid I always thought that a Bounty chocolate bar was the most sophisticated choice of confectionery. After all its adverts which featured tropical beaches and coconut palms promised ‘the taste of paradise’.

COCONUT, BLUEBERRY & PISTACHIO FROZEN YOGHURT

Yogurt is big in our family. Sometimes it’s plain and used to add a creamy finish to our morning porridge along with some berries and toasted nuts. Sometimes it is a fruit yogurt served as a quick weekday pudding.

OPEN HOUSE

On Friday I opened up my home for two hours and invited in friends, friends-of-friends, and neighbours to enjoy tea, coffee and homemade cake.

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LATE SUMMER MARKET SALAD

I've probably made this salad more than any other over the summer - plump, juicy cherries, sweet cherry tomatoes, crisp celery and creamy avocado and freshly snipped herbs - so simple yet so tasty.

CHEDDAR & SAGE SCONES

Scones. I remember my mum making them when I was a child - plain, fruit and cheese ones. They one of the first foods we learnt to make as a children.

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BUTTERMILK SPONGE CAKE

This blog is always the first casualty when life shifts up a gear or when life turns upside-down as it has during the past couple of months.

SPRING SALAD

I love it when a new seasons produce starts to come in - spring is no exception. There are many ways to prepare and cook all the new vegetable and fruits that are now appearing in the shops, markets and, if you're lucky (and better organised than me), your allotment or garden.

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LEMON, HAZELNUT & RHUBARB CAKE

I've been looking forward to sharing these images of my Lemon, Hazelnut & Rhubarb cake on the blog. I've had to wait as the cake was part of a shoot I did back in June for The Simple Things magazine.

MALTESER CHOCOLATE BIRTHDAY CAKE

Last week Lily turned eleven. She's growing up fast. She loves clothes, bath bombs, board games, colourful stationery, her new i-pod, reading books. She likes cooking, playing her violin and she has an in-depth knowledge of world flags.

AN EASTER EGG HUNT WITH MY LITTLE DAY

Are you planning an egg hunt this Easter? If so, you might like this idea from My Little Day, the French company that is home to the chicest of children’s party kits.

AN EASTER GATHERING

Back in June last year, I held a very early Easter gathering. It was for a feature that has now made the light of day in the current March issue of The Simple Things magazine