Chef’s Diary

Pan fried chicken legs

Mar 2022

It wouldn’t be pancake day without a photo

Mar 2022

You turn your back for one minute

Feb 2022

Freshly prepared Yorkshire puddings

Feb 2022

Pre-theatre dinner

Feb 2022

Exploring fabulous local food producers

Dec 2021

Brussels sprouts with pancetta

Dec 2021

Chicken legs with red grapes

Nov 2021

A bit of fun with potatoes

Nov 2021

Sun-dappled autumnal

Nov 2021

Being interviewed for ITV News

Nov 2021

Took a break for a walk

Nov 2021

Shredded pointed cabbage

Oct 2021

Seared king oyster mushrooms

Oct 2021

Port and redcurrant lamb gravy

Oct 2021

Gratin Dauphinois minus two hours

Oct 2021

Gratin Dauphinois

Oct 2021

A simple chard gratin

Oct 2021

Remember those diagrams

Oct 2021

Fridays – like Christmas every week

Oct 2021

Homemade dairy free vanilla custard in progress

Oct 2021

“Pot as many plums as fast as you can”

Oct 2021

My youngest daughter spotted this

Oct 2021

Cookery lessons: kneading dough

Oct 2021

Pen-y-Ghent, looking across Ribblesdale

Oct 2021

Beck walk this morning

Oct 2021

Mini oat and sultana drop scones

Sep 2021

A day of harvesting and cooking

Sep 2021

Saturday sorted

Sep 2021

Stocked up yesterday in sunny Skipton

Sep 2021

Perfect for cold, drizzly days like this

Sep 2021

Smells that stir memories

Sep 2021

Sweets or veg?

Sep 2021

A tranche of sticky toffee pudding

Sep 2021

Taking a sunny break from the kitchen

Sep 2021

Rainbow chard, heading into a dairy free gratin

Sep 2021

Baked apples

Sep 2021

Rainbow carrots

Sep 2021

I’ve just seen that it’s Organic September

Sep 2021

Quick pickling some fennel

Sep 2021

Lettuce ready for roasting

Sep 2021

Learning to make potato rosti

Sep 2021

Back home with familiar views

Aug 2021

Final meal cooked outdoors

Aug 2021

Campfire and stove top dessert

Aug 2021

Pudding on a stick

Aug 2021

Holiday time

Aug 2021

Two young chefs joined me

Aug 2021

Experimentation day with various veg

Aug 2021

Dear IKEA

Aug 2021

In progress: leek and bacon potato

Aug 2021

Blame Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Aug 2021

Crunchy

Aug 2021

Tapas galore

Aug 2021

Learn to cook at home

Aug 2021

I also offer cookery lessons

Jul 2021

Reasons I cook organic

Jul 2021

Cornish mussels

Jul 2021

Impromptu picnic lunch

Jun 2021

Just getting the frying pan warmed up

Jun 2021