No time to blog today (damn this eternal degree) but certainly time to give away a couple of free cookbooks. Hands up who wants ‘em?

Firstly I apologise if this kind of thing doesn’t interest you; you probably read my site for recipes, after all. If it helps, please consider this article a photograph of a part baked bun which isn’t quite ready to come out of the oven yet.

February is a bit of a dull month for food, with the exception of Valentines day – which has already passed us by! In the spirit of cheering us all up, this month’s edition of the seasonal food blogging event “In The Bag” is aimed at creating dished from ingredients you can’t fail but be happy with.

I’m supporting a new RSPCA campaign called “Rooting For Pigs” and I’d like you to do the same; read on to find out why.

Cress seems to have a really bad reputation, which I’m putting down to memories of growing it in egg cups as children. On its own the traditional garden cress really can be quite bland; grow a few different types (see list below) though and you’ve got a fantastic addition to any salad or sandwich.

Tonight (25th January 2009) is the 250th anniversary of the death of the Scottish poet Robert “Rabbie” Burns, a night that is traditionally celebrated with the eating of haggis accompanied by a reading of his aptly named poem “Address to a Haggis”:

Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face,
Great chieftain o the puddin’-race!
Aboon them a’ ye tak [...]

In January just about everyone needs a little detoxification; I know I do!  With that in mind, our seasonal food blogging event “In The Bag” is back with a Detox Special to help us all out.

All you have to do is submit a recipe using the ingredients listed in the rules below, so why not [...]

I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish all of you a very merry Christmas. I’m sure Santa will be bringing you all exactly what you’ve been asking for – if you’ve been good, that is (and if that’s the case then why not let me know what you receive, by way of a comment?).

Christmas is great for foodies what with all the parties, Christmas fairs, and other excuses for a good meal.  Even the supermarkets stock good quality food items that don’t grace their shelves any other time of the year.

One of the things I always look forward to is seeing what Christmas TV Specials are rolled out [...]

It is always an honour to host the legendary food blogging recipe event “Weekend Herb Blogging” and something I always look forward to doing – even if this time I am extremely late, for which I apologise!

Can you believe that this is the 160th (that’s one hundred and sixtieth) edition?  WHB is surely the longest [...]