I’m becoming pretty bored with generic cookbooks and this one manages to break the mould. How about some of the more simple yet delicious recipes; Spring onion pancakes (Pa jeon), with just a handful of ingredients, or Chinese barbecue spare ribs (Paigu) - which has to be the easiest, tastiest version I’ve ever seen?

Anyone who remembers Marcus Wareing’s last great book “How to Cook the Perfect…” will know that he is a perfectionist. Although his food may express contemporary simplicity, the processes in creating it are honed to perfection and leave little room for error.

I’ll admit it: I’m a bit of a River Cottage fanatic. Yes, that means this book “review” is going to be biased, and I’m probably viewing it through rose tinted glasses (my copy was pre-ordered the moment I heard about it and the signed copy arrived last week with the accompanying DVD!). [...]

Patriotism seems to be something of a theme lately amongst cookbooks; first was the Great British Menu Cookbook, and now there’s this - the Great British Village Show Cookbook. You’ll probably be glad to know that they’re nothing like each other.

Well now, a few weeks spent away from blogging and it seems like I’ve been gone forever. Still, my town came off reasonably well by local standards in the floods. Water water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink..

Hands up if you live in the UK but didn’t catch at least one episode [...]