Month: June 2011

The North Yorkshire Chronicles, Part Two: My Heart Beats for Harry

The North Yorkshire dawn chorus begins. Birds of all kinds ease me into consciousness as the sun begins to rise above the horizon, bringing light to the valley below. I wake to the sound of … wait a minute. That’s not birds I hear now, 

Home Grown, Local, Delicious!

Home Grown, Local, Delicious!

Flash back two days. It’s Friday and I should be packing my suitcase to leave on holiday tomorrow but the sun is shining and I’d rather be outside. As I pull overgrown rocket from my raised vegetable bed I am serenaded by the rhythmic clucking 

The North Yorkshire Chronicles, Part One: Cold Spring up North

The North Yorkshire Chronicles, Part One: Cold Spring up North

We have just arrived in North Yorkshire for a week’s well-deserved holiday. After meticulously packing what seemed like the entire kitchen into the car for a week in a pet-friendly cottage, we set off for the 6-hour drive. The doggies were settled all snug in 

Rainy Day Remedies: Thermomix Hot Buttered Rum

Rainy Day Remedies: Thermomix Hot Buttered Rum

Thermomix is great for any kind of drinks recipe, as it can heat hot drinks while stirring and emulsifying the butter as in this recipe.

Cooking with James: an Assemblage of Flavours and Textures

Cooking with James: an Assemblage of Flavours and Textures

Yesterday I had the pleasure of cooking with three Thermomixes – oops! with James Knight-Pacheco, Chef, private caterer, Cookery teacher, presenter, consultant, and soon-to-be Chef Patron of Assemblage, his dream restaurant opening in November 2011 in the Shoreditch area of East London. We were recreating