Photo by Sandy Millar on Unsplash If you're like me, you'll be familiar with the idea that pig is simply the tastiest of the farmyard animals, and with pretty much every part of a piggy - except the oink - being edible, if you're able to tuck in, you're...

  I have been known to say that the pig is the tastiest of all the domesticated animals, but this is a philosophical position based on the total tastiness across the whole beast. For roasting, especially for a special occasion, the cow - specifically the rib of a...

Proper, old-fashioned British pancakes are the real deal.  Much closer to a French crepe than American "fluffy"pancakes, their awesomeness is in their simplicity. 5 ingredients plus butter for frying are all that's required, job done - and...

Want to impress with desert?  These bad-boys are something altogether different and memorable in the extreme!  The well risen puddings  make perfect bowls for the classic Italian combination of ice cream and espresso. Blissful. Un-Affogato-able Yorkshires (makes 12 if...

Christmas without homemade EggNog is like... well, Christmas with no EggNog. It is a vital component of any Christmas party and for a fan like me, frankly any time is EggNog time. I guess I like the stuff as I err on heavy on the 'Nog' - making it 'adulty' and...

I am a major fan of the 'one pot meal' concept.  That said, I've never really dabbled in Crock Pot (slow cooker for the UK folks...) cooking. Why?  Possibly because I can never get my head passed the late, great Robin Williams in the...