Family Fork

Scotland has been in the news a lot the last few weeks, Someone on Twitter made me giggle by commenting that they were getting their fill of Irn Bru and Scotch Eggs before they were moved to the foreign foods aisle. However Scotland are still with us, as part of Great Britain and subsequently I […]

I love the news of the arrival of any baby, but this weeks news of a second heir to the British throne is extra fun.  It’s a national event, media furore and fuels office tea making chat…what will the name be, which buggy (buggies!) will it have, what will Kate wear throughout her pregnancy, etc […]

It’s a common misconception that risotto needs the addition of cream to be creamy, or cheese to add richness.  It needs neither, the creaminess come from picking the right rice (carnaroli is my favourite) and stirring and stirring, slowly releasing the starch from the grains; cheese serves mainly as a seasoning, adding depth of flavour […]

It’s September, leaves start turning golden, thoughts turn to the start of school, new pencils, uniforms bought too big, and inevitably also lunch box options, that your kids will eat and the school won’t feel the need to police for fear of you sending them in with a Tupperware full of hydrogenated fats and as […]

I would usually associate slow cooking with warming winter dishes, to be enjoyed on dark rainy evenings, so it surprised me that when we had family over recently (it was June) that they wanted me to make my lamb, chickpea and apricot tagine.  Thinking more about this, it’s inspired by North African flavours, and while […]

I am somewhat of a food purist, and knowing that great roasted joints of lamb is synonymous with the food haven that is Greece, I put together some fabulous Greek flavour with a lovely leg of (Welsh in this case) lamb.  While this would make a wonderful roast for the oven it is simply spectacular […]