It feels so good when you add another string to your bow! For me, this has been learning to make my own pasta from scratch. Let’s face it, buying pasta is pretty damn…

When Q served this to me it was immediately apparent it had to go on the blog. This meal is insane with its bitesized pieces of crispy chicken, smothered in sweet and sticky…

Easy Eggless Pancakes There is nothing more frustrating than realising that you only have 90% of the ingredients you need for a dish you had in mind. Or thought you needed, I should…

Q has become full on obsessed with these and so have I. I think this has moved into my top 3 most loved recipe creations of all time. I’d say my apple fritters…

I love it when a plan goes to… well, plan! New recipes don’t always go right first time and require some tweaking, but these banana brownies came out just like I wanted first…

The UK is locked down and I’ve decided to learn how to make tortillas. Quite early on in the ol’ lockdown situation I saw a Tweet which read: “If you don’t come out…

Q’s birthday was just a week after we got back from Japan so after a fortnight of big cities and jet lag I thought we’d enjoy some English country celebrations – and it…

I lived in Milton Keynes for over a decade, but it has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Growing up in a nearby market town, it…

I’ve grown up, worked and lived in and around Milton Keynes for the best part of thirty years. Somehow, I have only recently learned about Chicheley Hall, a country house retreat just on…

I seem to be venturing into South Bucks quite a lot of late! This time I was visiting The Lazy Pig in The Pantry (website), which opened in Chesham just 6 weeks before…