Lazy, warm, August has given way to warm and comforting September. Autumn is just peeking around the corner. Seasonal fruit and vegetables are abundant and beautiful. We should make the most of the abundance with all available preserving methods: pickling, jam, chutney, fermentation. I LOVE […]

I hope all is well and you are loving autumn! It has been a weirdly warm (like t-shirt weather warm) and super busy week and – as often happens – I’m not quite sure what I have achieved. Halloween, Bonfire Night, Thanksgiving, Christmas are just […]

Autumn has officially started (it was the autumn equinox on Friday) and autumn is one of my favourite times of year. Great produce, great atmosphere and weird weather. Autumn is also start of the run up to lots of festivals and celebrations. Halloween, Bonfire Night, […]

Autumn is in full swing and fabulous! But, it is getting cold in London (not bone-aching cold just yet, but it is getting colder, rainier…). I am still going a bit preserving crazy and loving the last of the summer produce as we move in […]

Where did the summer go??? It feels like autumn is firmly bedded-in here in London. All in the space of a week. However, I am not complaining. Autumn is fabulous. (Queue cliche of kicking fallen leaves!) Wonderful, seasonal, local, fruits and vegetables are still available […]

I hope you enjoyed the bank holiday weekend (if you are in the UK). A three day weekend is always welcome! We went to Pembrokeshire camping and the weather was much, much better than expected. Unusual for a bank holiday. 😉 I’m not sure it […]