As a former wine merchant, often as a guest on lengthy wine tours skipping from one European winery to another via...
Dessert recipes
Fridge Cake [Tiffin]
“Tiffin, the midday meal, was a welcome break in the long Indian day; the pause for sustenance and prelude to a...
Tuscan Biscotti [Cantucci di Prato]
“I have come to believe that anyone who walks into a kitchen should know how to make biscuits. Biscuits are the...
Pears in White Wine [Pere al Vino Bianco]
When we moved to our present cottage, hidden in one of Norfolk’s isolated villages, we were told by long standing...
Eve’s Pudding
"You first parents of the human race...who ruined yourself for an apple, what might you have done for a truffled...
Classic Apple Pie
As a wine merchant I have undertaken a great deal of travelling, visiting wineries and vineyards across the globe. And...
Sweet Spinach Pie [Torta dí Verdure]
Once upon a time, Tuscany was regarded as a relatively poor region, although that has changed dramatically with the...
Grilled Pineapple with Lime, Chilli and Rosemary
'Sometimes I read a book with pleasure but detest the author"- Jonathan Swift Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s life...