I love this time of year. The cold, hard frosts of winter are finally behind us and we are edging into the warm, bright days of summer....

I am so excited for this year's #AprilIsForArabFood on Instagram. Every year, @sweetpillarfood (Nadia) and @almondandfig (Mai) host 4...

I was so pleased with myself on Saturday. I spent an hour in the front garden, trimming back a fuchsia bush that was out of control and...

The leaves on the tree behind our garden are almost all gone now (into our garden mostly) but autumn is still in full force. Just because...

I always try and make my blog posts light, even when I'm talking about something vaguely serious. This is because when I take time out of...

I love a heatwave. I mean, a heatwave in Britain where temperatures max out at 32 degrees C. I think I would struggle during a 40 odd...

Considering the year so far has not been the most jolly, I am very impressed with the weather. Yes ok, in February we had some pretty...

The foray into June means that we are now officially into the summer months. I must say, this past month has given us some glorious...

I have a lot of cookbooks. Not as many as I would like, because I promised myself I would only buy as many as I had shelf space to store...

I am loving the recipe swap that Kiki of Cardamom & Dill and I are doing! Have you tried any of the recipes we've swapped? Or any of our...

I am a massive fan of a take away meal. I don't have a favourite, it tends to be food that I can't perfect myself or don't have the time...

I started to get all nostalgic earlier when one of my best friends sent me a picture from her balcony in Abu Dhabi. The sun was shining...

My lovely foodie friend Kiki of Cardamom & Dill and I are doing a recipe swap this fine quarantine. We will each cook one of the other's...

I must say, I have a massive sweet tooth. I don't want to stereotypically say that I attribute it to my Arab side, but honestly, do you...

As much as I don't want to talk about it, I can't ignore the elephant in the room, which is this virus. Now, Michael and I are both...

We have survived two incredibly strong storms over the past few weeks and I'm really hoping that spring is going to creep on out soon...

There's something very productive about having a day off in the middle of the week. I have done lots of cleaning and plenty more planning...

It's been so long since I've written a blog post and I really miss it. So here I am! Hello again. How are you? I for one am not...

I have recently started listening to all the podcasts I can get my hands on. For years I've been listening to The Kitchen Cabinet -...

There is a lot I love about summer. It's, without doubt, my favourite season. I love the heat - even that sticky heat you get with no air...