I wasn't going to post anything this week. Somehow rambling on about food didn't seem appropriate in light of the sad events in ...

A quick bread is just that - something you can pull together in no time to put out for drinks with some relish or chutney, or to serve w...

There's something very comforting about teacakes. I suppose it's the name, containing as it does two very cosy concepts - tea an...

In the United States, Thursday is Thanksgiving. I wish I could be there. Wearing a coat. Eating lots. Being thankful. But alas, here...

On Saturday I made a cake. On Sunday I went on a picnic. I wrapped a chunk of cake in foil, and packed it and a pocket knife. With fri...

I don't cook a lot of Asian food. It's not because I don't like it. The problem - such that it is - is that I live somewhere...

In the United States, pumpkins mean autumn, and Halloween, and Thanksgiving. In Australia, we don't really have any of those things ...