
Taking Stock – October 2025
October was busy in the best kind of way. I spent time in London, Newcastle, managed a little to escape to the country and had a great time with friends and family both at home and away. The days got [Read More]


October was busy in the best kind of way. I spent time in London, Newcastle, managed a little to escape to the country and had a great time with friends and family both at home and away. The days got [Read More]

Honestly, October flew by in the blink of an eye. Still there's no time to dilly dally because it's November 1st which means it's time to join Sherry and friends for a quick look back at what's been [Read More]

August was an absolute cracker with not one but two trips to London, a side trip to Liverpool and plenty of action on the home front too. I might need September to recover but for now, I'm taking some [Read More]

I know we've all marched into March but I'm a bit on the back foot and haven't yet taken stock of February but I'm here now... Better late than never and all that. February was short and mostly sweet [Read More]

Morsel and munch, it's the first of the month which can only mean one thing, it's time to join Sherry and friends for a retrospective look at what's been happening in my kitchen. Side note: how did [Read More]

If you're hungry and/or thirsty in Porto, you're going to be spoilt for choice. We've rounded up our pick of the best bars, bakeries, cafes and restaurants with everything from port cocktails to [Read More]

Madrid is always a good idea, well, that's my friend Lucy's theory and she's sticking to it. Madrid is one of her all time favourite cities and she has been a ton of times. So when she said she was [Read More]

May was all about the yay. It was busy and action packed but in the best kind of way. We had lots of adventures home, away and even overseas and spent time with friends from near and far. Here's a [Read More]

Yay for May - it was an action packed month although my kitchen capers were somewhat curtailed by my return to part time work. I don't know what's more of a shock to the system - rejoining the world [Read More]

It's been a while between recipe round ups but I'm back with 10 of the best marvellous muffins! Whether you like your muffins sweet or savoury, big or small, whatever you fancy, I've got recipe for [Read More]