No sooner is all the Christmas paraphernalia cleared off their shelves than the supermarkets re-stock them with Easter “goodies”. I’ve been seeing hot cross buns since February. To me that’s not right – but then the supermarkets don’t care too much about seasonality. Ever tried to buy a good English apple in the heart of the domestic fruit-picking season?…

pepper seedlings

These are…

This very easy recipe for coconut macaroons was given to me by a Filipino friend. This was her grandmother’s recipe and in my opinion, is one of the best coconut macaroon recipes around.

The use of butter in this recipe makes a richer macaroon than the usual Western style macaroon. It also uses…

Cut the bread into small pieces, then cut a tomato in sliced and you put it on top of bread, add a few drops of extra virgin olive oil, and finally the Iberian ham in the top, cut into thin slices with his fair share of fat at room temperature.

The tomato and the ham have to be at room…