Looking back at 2025, I can see that for me it was mostly about being in the garden, spending time with it and learning from it. As a food writer and cook, I was always interested in growing my own food. However, I've never been...
An old Polish recipe for old Polish gingerbread Gingerbread is something that my mum makes every single Christmas. Actually, the whole process starts in November, because this is "piernik staropolski dojrzewajacy", which means "maturing, old-Polish gingerbread". However, if you would like to make it this Christmas,...
Polish shop basket...
Autumn apples There have been so many apples coming at us this Autumn that I decided to make the ancient remedy that is apple vinegar. I realise that cider apple vinegar has been all the rage in recent years, and you can buy it from the...
A series on the "Polski sklep" The Polish shop is having it's moment here in the UK, with the Food Programme doing it's first ever "Polish" episode on it. I talked briefly about what I tend to buy when I go to the Polish shop in...
By coming to Los Angeles I have unintentionally extended my Summer. It's about 31 degrees C here during the day! I have also made my friend Simone, who moved here a couple of years back, very happy. She's been a little stressed writing her book,...
It's the second year in a row that I've ended up in Sardinia, so it's fair to say that I am a little bit in love the place. This time round, I was there for over two weeks. I went to a festival and travelled...
You know how I love simplicity. In food and in life, though the "in life" bit doesn't always come as easily. In the kitchen I am in control, whereas in life there are many conflicting forces at work, people who think and feel differently to...
When I was working all the time I imagined that having free time in London would be massively productive. In actual fact, I have become a cat. I sleep, I sunbathe, I eat, I meditate, I run in the park, make love and stretch, write...
I've had the strangest few weeks in ways that I can't even begin to explain. I haven't been cooking much, as attention has been focused inwards. I think in time I will appreciate that this was an important period for me, my personal development, yet...