Feast And Glory

One of the things I'm particularly enjoying about my job at Mr Pickles' Yorkshire Food Emporium is the meat counter. It's stock...

I first tried Albanian Liver at Lokanta restaurant in Sheffield. It was a few years ago, but it was so nice that I haven't forgotten it...

Remember when eating in the local Italian/Mexican restaurant was the highlight of your social life? I do. In my early twenties team nights o...

Steak and chips is probably my favourite treat meal. That and a bottle of red makes any Friday night in feel special. Especially as it's...

I don't think I know anyone who doesn't appreciate a good Sunday dinner.  They're not hard to cook (once you've got the ti...

Since discovering proper 'home-style' Chinese food a few years ago I've been ever so slightly obsessed with fish fragrant auberg...

It's no secret that I have a soft spot for offal. I'm not particularly sure why. I think there's something about supporting the ...

A few weeks ago I spotted that Cod & Cockle were selling fresh pheasants and wild rabbits at a reasonable price. As I hadn't cooked...

After a year of part time work I am finally back full time again. And this  means that the packed lunch has become a really important issue...

Ok, so we're coming to the very end of the season for courgettes - but I was lucky enough to take delivery of the last 1.6 kg from my pa...

“While it’s difficult and expensive for home cooks to buy fresh truffles - and of course we can’t dine out on truffles every day - I’d enco...

One of the best things about going to a butchers is that, even if you have no idea of what you want to cook, you're still guaranteed to ...

Oh my LORD! It's been a whole month since I last blogged, and that post was way overdue too! Well, the less said about my slackness, the...

In case you didn't already know (ha), I am about to move house. Amongst a few other things, this means that we will finally have a garde...

No such thing as a free lunch? Not the case if you like wild garlic. Not that the thought of eating a plate of wild garlic leaves reall...

Ok, so I'm moving house, which means that I'm trying to save some pennies. And, whenever I'm trying to save pennies, the first t...

My all time favourite quick and easy meal is freshly cooked pasta with a drizzle of olive oil, chopped garlic, chopped chilli and rocket lea...