I follow the A5 north from Staples Corner in London to reach the Shropshire Union Canal, a watery spinal cord up the centre of England from Birmingham to the Staffordshire potteries. From there I rent a narrowboat, from Countrywide Cruisers in the pretty village of Brewood (pronounced brood). This canal trip, lasting a week, is…
Basilicata, formerly known as Lucania, persists as one of the lesser known Italian regions. For the visitor, this is an advantage: it's cheaper, there are less tourists, the people are friendlier. You ...
I did two versions of this. Both looked and tasted great, but the cinnamon apple blossom was spectacular, like a healthy cinnamon roll. Ideally you will possess a mandolin. If you don't, please buy ...
Why do we import apples and pears from South Africa? Because British apples and pears, that have been stored over winter, have now run out. There are no more British apples and pears until late ...
We think of Italy as the land of pasta and tomato sauce. However pasta was a feast day dish, requiring time and many hands, until industrialised dried pasta was invented, which transformed it into an ...
Popped up to Paisley in Scotland for the food and drink festival which now features a vegan section. Paisley is famous for the 'paisley' pattern, a decorative woven teardrop, known in Persian as a ...
Last winter, I met farmer David Turton of the Wasabi Company just outside of Winchester. This area has been famous for watercress - which has similar growing requirements to Japanese horseradish, ...
The old quarter of Caceres is one of the settings for the Game of Thones TV series. A renaissance web of cobbled squares, narrow lanes, an ancient archway, the filmmakers would have had to change very ...
We associate cherry blossom or 'sakura' with Japan, but the Jerte Valley in Extremadura, Spain, has its own glorious display in March and April. The Jerte Valley is mostly planted with Picota ...
MsMarmiteLover aka Kerstin Rodgers.
Chef, photographer, author, journalist, blogger. Pioneer of the supperclub movement.
This is my food and travel blog, with recipes, reviews and travel stories. I also stray into politics, feminism, gardening.