My Journal

School is finally out here and my older 3 sons are now on 3 different continents……..rendering my youngest an only child for the first time in his life and his mother somewhat of a wreck.…

It’s time people. UK Summer is having a very delayed start, but I’m not waiting any longer.  Grilling season is open for business and I’m here to help you out with a rub, a sauce,…

I’ve been waiting for you to come and warm my bones. To celebrate what I hope to be a delicious summer, this week I'm sharing a selection of recipe ideas for your low key seasonal feasts.

I’m here today with a BUMPER crop of recipes for you. For some reason that I am still trying to unpack, I managed to miss sending out my newsletter last Wednesday. I don’t know if…

Here we are in the middle of April and while my kitchen is screaming Spring, I’m still wearing multiple warm layers and managed to get drenched at least once every day this week. But I’m…

Welcome to this week's instalment of everything I ate, saw, covet and made since we last met. I've packed it full with some NYC recs, my new Amazon list and my top smoothie recipes. Classes…

This weekend we celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim, which in this household mainly consists of baking and sharing (and of course consuming multiple) Hamantaschen, a triangle shaped cookie traditionally filled with either prune, apricot or poppyseed. If you…

Today's short and sweet newsletter is here with little chat but big info. It's been a crazy couple of weeks (sometimes life is like that) but I did want to share a little class news and…

This week’s musings are slightly longer than usual. Feel free to use this info as a little “choose your own adventure”.  If you are interested in hearing about my LA foodie tour, that’s where I’m going…

I signed off my last newsletter with the news that I would be writing to you today from the shores of Southern California. But sometimes our best laid plans get a last minute overhaul and…

I am deep in January snacking mode over here. An early adopter of the work from home gang, I was in the distinct minority amongst my peers until recent years. Running my Interior Design Consultancy…

Welcome to a New Year of kitchen adventures and culinary escapades together! I can’t wait to share regular recipes and new event details with you alongside everything I'm eating, reading and coveting. My aim this year…

The end of the year is basically a full on blur of entertaining and indulging. And because I never like to miss an opportunity to jump on both those bandwagons, I’m here with my last…

It's the time of year when many of us are scrambling around searching for the perfect gifts. Rest your weary heads, I'm here to help out with some delicious home made gift suggestions, plus a…

This year we are celebrating Hanukkah with a multicoloured latke feast - 3 types of latkes and multiple toppings for a mix and match extravaganza (and a nod to Thanksgivukkah, my favourite new holiday). This is a…

I'm looking forward to a big week in the kitchen. Over the next 6 days I will celebrate Thanksgiving x 3, with a class on Tuesday, a very special Friendsgiving on Thursday and my family…