Last weekend I was honoured to be a part of MoonCon21 organised by the publisher Moon Books. Two days of talks and panels from a hugely...

Solar Eclipse A solar eclipse is caused when a new moon moves between the sun and the earth, blocking out the sun’s rays and casting a...

Pie crust filled with a squidgy chocolate brownie filling - yum! A 9" pastry tart shell (homemade or store bought) 110g/3.9 oz dark...

Earth: The basics The elements are the original foundation of which all other things are made, by unification or transformation. The...

Oh so squishy and citrusy, this cake is divine. 190g/6.7 oz vegetable shortening (I use Trex) 490g/17.3 oz sugar 4 large eggs Zest of one...

Rose (Rosa spp) We must all be familiar with the rose, whether it is as a bush, a climber or in a bunch of flowers. It is a perennial...

A replay of my recent talk, just a casual stroll through some of the items in my herbal stash... The books referred to in the talk:

In a cafe some time ago now, myself and the Kitchen Witch posse sampled some delicious but weird lattes. The flavours were beetroot and...

Kyanite An aluminium silicate mineral, kyanite is usually translucent with a pearly sheen. Although found in a variety of colours the...

I make a chocolate cake every week of some variation (gotta feed a hungry teenager). This one was declared one of the best yet. It is...