Anyone who follow my recipes will know by now that I am pretty obsessed with coconut oil. I fry with it, casserole with it, spread it on my bread, have even taken to using it for cleaning my face. (If you want more nitty gritty details see here....) But I bring you this further …
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The garden this week
A red admiral taking a rest on Tawny Pipit's back – but click here to see one my lovely roses... And check out our every growing family of foxes having breakfast! …
More freefrom holidays…
Just as I was finishing the blog below on Cloona, a newsletter popped into my in-box from Village Ways, the wonderful eco-holiday company I went walking with in the foothills of the Himalayas way back in 2007. (I have wanted to go back ever since but a combination of ES …
Cloona…
This is Clew Bay, looking out from County Mayo across the Atlantic to the Statue of Liberty. And this is Cloona, a converted mill tucked into the hills above Clew Bay, which is not quite a yoga centre, nor quite a Buddhist retreat, nor quite a health farm – but, really, …
Luscious leaves in a hot-cold salad…
My Friday delivery from Farm Direct was so intriguing this week that I really felt I had to share... Apart from a fine selection of lettuces (large Cos, crispy Salanova and curly endive), some delicious new season carrots, new season spinach and golden mini plum tomatoes …