Tag: Nigel

M.y Shopping starts with fruits and vegetables. I do it all the time. I’ve always thought about what’s in season and what’s best now. Browsing the market stalls

I I usually take my time cooking the onions, letting them do their thing in oil or butter until they’re soft and golden. It’s no rush if you

I have come back from the shops with a jumble of stalks in my bag. Thick ribs of rhubarb in the color of stones by the sea; crisp

Few things galvanize the appetite like a walk before breakfast on a winter morning. Back home, newspaper and loaf of bread in hand, the hob is on, the

Few things whet the appetite like a walk before breakfast on a winter morning. If you return home with a newspaper and bread in hand, the hob is

I just spent a blissful afternoon in the kitchen baking a free-form pie, teasing the edges of the dough over the filling like a poorly wrapped package, and

l honestly can’t remember when it started, New Year’s Eve soup custom. All I know is that in this kitchen the year begins with a deep pan on

Summer slipped away like honey from a spoon. I held on as long as I dared, ignoring the first swirling leaves. I refuse to buy pumpkins, or even

lIf you grow your own courgettes, you have the option to pick them small – barely thicker than your index finger – and eat them raw. You can