The Fermentation Year – The advantage of eating fermented foods is now a well-known fact and this week sees the...
Ottolenghi Simple Too – Hey, fellow Ottolenghi fans, I have some great news for you … there’s a new book...
Neurodivergent Moments: Funny, Familiar and Full of Heart – There’s something incredibly comforting about a book that makes you laugh...
High Fibre Heroes – This newly published cookbook by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall shows us how to turn 12 everyday vegetables into...
Ripening: Why Women Need Fairy Tales Now – Dr Sharon Blackie (Published by September Books, 24 May) As Women Talking’s...
Medesque – Everyday Recipes with Mediterranean Root – Perfectly timed to coincide with the warmer weather, Medesque, by Georgina Hayden is...
The Diary of Derek Drummond Q&A: Exploring Identity, Memory and Immortality There are some novels that don’t simply tell a...
Assumptions: Unmasking Identity in Victorian London – What if everything the world believed about you was wrong? A. A. Sekhon’s ...
The Scandinavian Year – As regular readers will know, I’m such a fan of Scandi food, so when I discovered...
Full of Beans: Be Bold! – We love beans in our house; not just baked beans (but we love them...
Fermentation Fever – Do you know your kimchi from your sauerkraut? Your kefir from your kvass? Imagine a world without...
Jon Watts Speedy Comfort – We all tend to be busy folk, and meals – in particular those midweek suppers...












