Food : Clara’s Syrian olive salad.

  As you may be aware, there has sadly been a great deal of unrest and violence in Syria of late. It makes me doubly sad, as a few years ago, I spent a wonderfully fascinating 7 weeks travelling around the country,  when my partner was stationed in the historic...

Food : Grandma’s beetroot patties

  Beetroot is a much maligned vegetable, as so many of us first experienced it only as sliced and heavily vinegared from a can. Forget the vinegar. It is a gorgeously earthy vegetable, and when cooked correctly is wonderful its own right, and is also perfect with...

Food : Angela Hammond – Butter Chickpeas

The weather here is getting cooler, and it’s time to get down and toasty with something warm and fragrant. Today’s recipe comes from Angela Hammond, who spends her time moving between her two loves – parenting two small children, and...