Chef John Calton shares his ultimate Christmas menu and party tricks Every chef has his or her take on a...
Jane Pikett takes a trip to Consett and discovers a hidden gem Essential criteria in persuading the editor to leave...
If it tastes as good as it looks, then it should be in your kitchen! [divider] [/divider] CUPCAKE! These little beauties are by Ellie’s Cupcake Kitchen and come in many and various flavours for £1.25 or five for £5. Ellie’s Cupcake Kitchen, Albion Road, North Shields, NE30 2RJ [divider] [/divider]...
If it tastes as good as it looks, then it should be in your kitchen! [divider] [/divider] Nuts! Murray Rhind at Vallum Bakery...
Jane Pikett sets about some important Christmas gift making Canning fruit is a serious endeavour, but a much easier way...
Jane Pikett celebrates the joys of homemade jam and chutney Is there any sweeter task than an afternoon harvesting woodland berries, to be followed by an evening in the company of the jam pan? I can think of few more satisfying tasks than these, followed by the satisfaction which comes...
Always fancied an allotment but lack the time? Rosie McGlade visits a community growers’ co-op in Northumberland to get...
With thousands on North East allotment waiting lists and few spaces coming up, Rosie McGlade pulls on her wellies to...
Jane Pikett experiences Indian fine dining at its best My husband is a lucky man, as evidenced by the facts that, a) he’s married to me, and b) when I eat out in the best restaurants for this magazine, I sometimes take a dessert home for him. His haul from...
Jane Pikett offers an easy feast to celebrate the Hindu Festival of Lights, this year on October 19 They say...




















