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Perfect Roast Chicken, Every Time.

April 28, 2020

‘Perfect’ is a big claim of course and one I always hesitate to use. It is perhaps a trait of the British, a reluctance to blow one’s own trumpet. But in this case I feel it’s entirely justified. I’d been roasting chickens the same way for 35+ years, faithfully following the way I was taught…

My Puglian Adventure

September 23, 2019

I didn’t have to think twice when Laura from Aeolian Adventures asked me to join her on a trip to Puglia, the region on the map that forms the heel of Italy’s boot, known for its stunning Baroque architecture, characteristic Trulli houses and of course, food and wine fit for the gods. My last trip…

Streusel Plum Cake

It seemed a perfect day to post this comforting plum cake as it’s a thoroughly miserable morning here with drizzly rain and a monotonous grey sky with no sign of even a chink of brightness. In fact, I wish I had a piece of it to eat right this minute with a cup of tea,…

BASIC WHITE LOAF

This article is by Michael Dickson, Lindsey’s other half. OK, I’ll admit it, I’m a bread nerd…. This isn’t a recently acquired nerdiness however, but something that has been simmering in me since the age of around eight, before bursting out fully formed at the age of 40. The blame can be placed firmly at the…

Easy Baked Peach Chutney

At the time of writing, not only are fresh peaches delicious and abundant but they are also cheap. We like to make the most of seasonal gluts and have had a week or so of making peach ice-cream, peach sorbet, poached peaches etc.. Having satisfied our sweet tooth we’ve turned our attention to the…

CHEESE AND POTATO BAKE

I am writing this on a very dreary, wet and windy morning at the end of the dark month of November when the last of this year’s leaves are stubbornly clinging on to the branches of the thinning trees. The fire has been on every night for the past week and now the cottage feels…

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