River Cottage

Another watershed moment this morning. The usual question from Blue. “What’s for tea tonight, mummy?” Sometimes he even prefaces it with “Hmm, I know you’re not going to Read More ›

I feel like I have crossed some kind of watershed in my bid to drag us towards Hugh’s vision of eating less meat as a family. Friday night – end of a busy week. The Husband back from a Read More ›

I made this on Saturday evening. Well, to be honest, I made part of it on Saturday morning - the curry part and the lentil part of the dahl (before you swoosh over the hot spiced oil). Very easy. Read More ›

It’s a source (or sauce!) of deep disappointment to me that I can’t get Blue to enjoy macaroni cheese or cauliflower cheese – or in fact anything in a cheese sauce. I just Read More ›

Listen! Can you hear it? No – neither. It’s very quiet! That’s because there’s only me at home. Yes, really, 6 p.m. on a Friday evening and it’s just me. Not even the Read More ›

It may not have gone unnoticed that I have been childfree since Monday lunchtime. I cannot believe it is Friday already. Where was my free time? My time to relax? Well, it seems that I am incapable Read More ›

Today is our 13th wedding anniversary. It’s also the anniversary of the hideous day 6 years ago when Blue was diagnosed with leukaemia. It’s an odd day for us - I remember early morning Read More ›

It was bitterly cold this morning – no two ways about it – but completely glorious. Our usual Saturday morning scramble was somewhat tempered due to the Husband’s crash incident. Read More ›

Just as I am sure that the River Cottage event barn will soon rise from the ashes and be restored to its former glory, I too have created triumph from tragedy, albeit on a much smaller scale – Read More ›

I should really have known better – Sweet Potato Gratin. I mean, even in the photo it looks rather sickly, but somehow I couldn’t resist. I think this all comes from a Nigella recipe that Read More ›