My bloody Valentine 8 Feb 2013 | 05:27 pm

Mr Scrumptious scoffs when I tell him that I don’t want flowers for Valentine’s Day because of the guilt of how much they cost. And yet he agrees with me that a big bowl of citrus fruit is just as ple...

Smashing orangey bit 23 May 2012 | 07:59 am

I haven’t blogged for a while since having a bun in the oven has meant I’ve been somewhat off my food and it seemed disingenuous to be writing lovingly about things I’d cooked when the reality was liv...

spiced orange chicken 001 23 May 2012 | 07:40 am

Ripe to buy 13 Apr 2012 | 08:03 am

It’s been almost two years since I started this blog and although I don’t have as much time to do it as I used to, I still look forward to every one with relish (or chutney, ha ha). I knew it was two ...

The Bake Group 19 Feb 2012 | 06:55 am

A few years ago it was book clubs, following on from the success of Channel 4′s excellent dark comedy The Book Group. But there’s a new trend emerging… baking clubs and groups. Following on from the s...

Soothe operators 8 Dec 2011 | 03:40 am

With the cold snap now upon us, it’s finally time to reveal the results of my not very scientific survey on top comfort foods. After several months of asking friends, both real and on facebook, collea...

Have your cakeage and eat it… 30 Nov 2011 | 06:51 am

So, we now apparently have two more years of austerity ahead of us and even then, it may just get worse. A sure sign that things are bad is the number of restaurants struggling, even with the Christma...

Nuts about Whole Foods 17 Nov 2011 | 10:01 am

In a week filled with more economic doom and gloom it was with more than a degree of trepidation that I visited the new WholeFoods Market in Giffnock, Glasgow, on its first day. Just how is a shop, kn...

Mellow yellow 26 Oct 2011 | 04:46 am

Does anyone get their five-a-day without a struggle? It sounds easy enough when the health Nazis are telling you just to swap a Kit-Kat for a banana and include three veggies with your tea but the rea...

Souper Duper 16 Oct 2011 | 03:28 am

There is always a moment after returning from a great holiday when it suddenly hits you. It may be the rain lashing down outside and you think back to baking hot sunshine, or it could be the first dre...