Cooking on board can be very trying. When we are on a long trip and people don’t want to wait for calm waters I can either be found braced at an angle in front of the cooker, cursing whoever thought this was a good way to spend a holiday, or slapping hummus on...
Chocolate flapjack with cherries is a flavour combination made in heaven. Deliciously indulgent they are grown up flapjacks in their best going out clothes! Jump to Recipe The Healing Powers of Chocolate Flapjack! Yesterday I put on my apron, fired up the...
Sometimes only a slice of pizza really hits the spot and couscous salad or polenta baskets just won’t cut it – I need carbs! Asparagus and Jersey Royal potatoes along with the first of the peas and bunches of spring onions all called to me as I...
I was sitting by the window at Cranks Kitchen in Dartington with Tin and Thyme on Friday, celebrating National Vegetarian Week with a slice of Homity Pie, when I spied that most exciting of late Spring things – the first elderflower! Of course, once...
Day two of National Vegetarian Week and I’m sharing another really simple, quick as anything supper dish. Greek Salad Couscous is fresh and light, perfect for warm evenings with a glass of wine. This is another of my regular one pot boat dishes, I fry the...
The freshness of peas is combined with basil and mint along with pine nuts, garlic and lemon for an easy, nutritional, family pleasing meal. Jump to Recipe I love the subtle fresh taste of pea pesto. Now that my children are older I don’t really have to hide...
Last week I told you my Vegetarian Story and promised that this week I would be sharing a brand new vegetarian Sunday Lunch Recipe to celebrate National Vegetarian Week. Today is my eldest’s 20th Birthday so, yesterday, we all headed to Cardiff to scoop him up...
I do love a one pot meal and this one pot quinoa chilli is one I make on the boat all the time where washing up is a tricky business and I really, REALLY don’t want lots of dirty dishes hanging around! It’s also quick which is a massive bonus...
I’ve been going back to basics again recently, indulging in a bit of slow cooking. I have my own sourdough starter bubbling away happily and the gathering season has begun… Jump to Recipe I’ve always got a willing helper if I’m out on a gathering...
This easy Dorset Apple Cake recipe is super simple and tastes divine! The combination of tart Bramley apples, sweet sultanas and warm cinnamon is perfect to welcome in autumnal apple season. Jump to Recipe English Regional Cakes and Puddings We have been...
This easy rhubarb dessert is one I return to every spring. Sharp, rosy rhubarb compote is layered with crumbled ginger biscuits and topped with smooth cashew cream for a simple, spoonable pudding that feels both fresh and comforting. It’s essentially a rhubarb...
This vegan lemon loaf cake is soft, light and full of fresh lemon flavour without being overly sharp or soaked. It’s a simple, one-bowl bake with a tender crumb, perfect for slicing and serving with tea. I sometimes add a little thyme for a subtle herbal note, but the...
The arrival of wild garlic season sent me rushing to the kitchen to brandish knives, stir stock, taste and fiddle and taste some more as I put together this aromatic spelt risotto topped with a drizzle of deeply flavoured black garlic sauce. I’ve used spelt...
This celery soup is silky smooth and full of flavour. You only need 4 ingredients to make it and it can be on the table in half an hour. It is satisfying and simple and contains only 109 calories per portion. Jump to Recipe You know that feeling when you open the...
Chocolate Rice Krispie Cakes are an absolute Must Do at Easter – if you don’t do anything else, make these easy no-bake Easter Nests! I know they’re simple and I’m probably telling you something you already know, but these are here for my...
