What can you not do without at Christmas? A show-stopping trifle? A great prawn cocktail? The ultimate sugar-baked ham? These...
This is barbecue season, folks…but how many of us really know what we’re doing? Jane Pikett serves up some hot...
Spring is sprung dear reader, and with it comes the joy of Easter. Here are some sweet treats to delight all the family Easter Kulich with Swiss meringue topping Meringue and chocolate nests Iced sugar biscuits...
As the vegetable garden yields its autumn treasures, the temperature drops and the nights draw in, this is the season...
What’s all this about the UK throwing away tons of food every year? Here in the appetite kitchen, we eat...
If you’re going to do Christmas at home, you may as well do it properly. These 10 top tips all add vital sparkle to your table… 1. LIQUID LUCK For a sparkling cocktail on Christmas morning, pour 7.5ml simple syrup and 7.5ml lemon juice in the bottom of a champagne...
It’s soup season! Jane Pikett serves up the best of the autumn harvest in beautiful bowls of comfort and joy...
Time was, everyone pickled their garden and hedgerow glut, a few days each autumn set aside for the supremely satisfying...
Would you believe that some foods – apart from the obvious mince and dumplings etc – have more warming qualities than others? Foods loaded with antioxidants and immune-boosters, and those which take longer to digest, keep you warmer for longer and fight off infections. Read on and take note… 1. ...
Among the greatest joys of summer are the berries the sunshine brings with it. But what to do with them? Try...
Everyone’s into the Good Life these days, which means a glut of produce from your own or your friends’ gardens....
‘Tis the season to light the barbie, but do you really know what you’re doing? Jane Pikett serves up some hot tips… We love a barbie in our house (well, garden…) to the extent that we have a home-built permanent structure dedicated to the purpose. There’s nothing quite like the barbie...
