My week has mostly been spent on the wonderful Island of Sicily. My sister Estella and I hopped on a plane to spend a few days in the sunshine. Our first holiday together since being children! We landed in Palermo after our Ryanair flight from Stanstead. A bargain at £102.00 return. We hired a carRead more
Day one in Cefalu started with a a freshly brewed coffee and some banana bread that Estella had smuggled from the UK! We figured we would be arriving late in Cefalu. In fact it was nearly midnight. No time for breakfast shopping so banana bread it was! Our hosts from Massimo Villas had kindly leftRead more
Last weekend I spent a glorious few days in the idyllic town of Cefalu on the northern coast of Sicily. We were staying in the gorgeous Villa Borghetto about 6km out of the main town up in the hills. My sister and I were holidaymakers on a foodie mission and were hungry to try someRead more
We stopped by The Good Life Farm Shop on the Saturday of the Easter weekend. It was busy but not so bad that you couldn’t take your time to browse and shop. I had wanted to pick up some souvenirs of my visit to Hampshire and my aunt and uncle had recommend The Good Life.Read more
Easter Sunday was spent with friends. Serena came for brunch and I put together a little feast to start our Easter celebrations. I made a plum compote to have with some Primrose Kitchen beetroot and ginger muesli and natural yoghurt. We also had hot cross buns with various jams, marmalades and goats cheese tart. ItRead more
I met up with an old school friend in Winchester the other day. I hadn’t seen her for about 15+ years! She recommended meeting at a little cafe in the centre of town called Rawberry. Such a cute place. Quite industrial in design with lots of raw wood and metal on display. I loved it. Read more
Easter Sunday started with brunch with Steve and Serena. I had made a spiced plum compote with a little cinammon and honey to go with some natural yoghurt and some beetroot and ginger muesli from Primrose Kitchen. To go alongside this there was hot cross buns a plenty plus some goats cheese and Mediterranean vegetable tartRead more
My aunt and uncle, Lorraine and Dai, are regular visitors to Rick Stein in Winchester. Charlie, the manager, greeted us with a wonderful smile. He kissed my aunt on both cheeks, shook my uncle’s hand and then was introduced to me. He took our coats and showed us to a lovely table near the windowRead more
Winchester is such a wonderful city. Full of old English charm and beautiful scenery. It’s much like Exeter in a way but it wasn’t bombed heavily in the war so it still remains the same as it was centuries ago. I absolutely love visiting the city. Not only for the old English charm but becauseRead more
So, here’s the thing… Fruit cake and cheese. I adore fruit cake and I love cheese but put the two together and you get something altogether more wonderful. I was first introduced to this idea when I was sent a box of treats from a lovely lady called Marianne. Inside the box were lots ofRead more