Puddings,pies & pits

The village shop that sold pick ‘n’ mix sweets. A cowpat-strewn country lane with occasional glimpses of Glastonbury Tor. Leaping the wooden stile into Butterfly Wood. It’s over 30 years since I last

This year marks the 625th anniversary of The Canterbury Tales author – and “father of English literature” – Geoffrey Chaucer’s death. He penned this classic, about a merry band of medieval pilgrims te

After years of weighing up the pros and cons of owning a campervan, my wife and I finally bit the bullet last August and purchased a 10-plate T5 from a neighbour. Not knowing much about the practicali

BACK in the days when a tankful of petrol cost as much as we pay for a coffee today, our sunny Sunday afternoon treat was a drive out. If we weren’t aiming for the beach, our route took us north to th

“ I met Charles Dickens today, except he had clearly been so busy working on The Mystery of Edwin Drood that he had fallen asleep, so I didn’t get to speak to him!” I laughingly proclaimed to Ro when

Evoke holidays at the Cornish seaside where this recipe hails. It’s named for the filling of mackerel or sardines (whatever the day’s catch might be) as their heads look skyward through a golden crust