Sticky Orange, Almond & Lemon Cake Recipe

orange lemon cake

Oranges and lemons are the perfect ingredient for bringing a bit of zingy Mediterranean flavour to your table. This cake recipe is delicious – and is even better the next day chilled out of the fridge… Ingredients You will need: 40g breadcrumbs – you can use gluten free bread, I sometimes do. 125g castor sugar […]

How to Cure Your Olives at Home

Green olives

Olives: the best in the world – made by you I love olives! Fino and olives are a marriage made in heaven – I struggle to enjoy one without the other. Glistening green crunchy olives are served to you in practically every bar here alongside your wine, beer and Sherry. It’s a lunchtime and early […]

What do you bring when you have been invited to visit friends or family ?

chopping parsley

A hugely entertaining read from David Lebovitz  – he even packs meat cleavers when heading to visit friends or family for the weekend ! I have to say that I’d be a bit concerned if any of my friends or family turned up with such an arsenal of equipment. Really made me laugh as in […]

Delicious Andalucía

jose pizarro

An inspiring interview with José Pizarro, the well known and highly respected Spanish chef. José has a great tapas bar in London called – José. Faboulous tapas prepared using the best ingredients. He is a big fan of Sherry too.  Andalucía is quite a remarkable state. Filled with more gourmet delights than most countries! From […]

The Almadraba : Netting Blue-Fin Tuna, The Phoenician Way

The Almadraba with Annie B

THE ALMADRABA: NETTING BLUE-FIN TUNA, THE PHOENICIAN WAY Last week –  I saw it happen. I watched as the majestic blue-fin tuna, glistening in the morning sunlight, were being hoisted out of the sea to begin their journey from Zahara de los Atunes to dining tables in Japan. In a small boat of just 10 […]

A mission to the Ukraine

Many of us wonder what we can do to help the Ukraine and continue pondering. But my university friend and father of one of my lovely god daughters, John Marshall, actually planned, started and completed an 8 day road trip with supplies to help those in need.   A SHORT STORY OF CAMPERVAN IN UKRAINE […]

Alastair Little – farewell to a great chef & my inspiration August 2022

Very sad to read that Alastair Little had died this week from heart problems, exacerbated by a bout of long Covid, at the young age of 72. I had the great pleasure of assisting him several times many years ago, when he ran Italian cooking weeks in Tuscany, sharing the delicious delights with foodie travellers. […]