Mackerel are one of our favourite summer fishes, indicating that summer is finally here. As a keen fisherman, nothing beats a mackerel straight out of the sea and cooked over a fire on the beach. We are fortunate in West Dorset to be close to the sea, where they can...
Traditionally asparagus season starts around St. George's Day on 23rd April but two growers - Wye Valley and New Forest Fruit are both available to buy now. All asparagus growers in Britain, however, stop cutting spears on 21 June – Midsummer’s Day – which is the traditional date for the asparagus...
The 'unexpected red theory' is a term recently coined by Brooklyn-based designer Taylor Migliazzo Simon on TikTok. It describes the interior design idea of adding a pop of red, which in turn instantly improves the look of a space, especially in places where it can enhance the overall palette. Having worked in...
This is an amazingly moist chocolate cake with the surprising addition of beetroot as its main ingredient. The earthy, sweet notes of the beetroot are a perfect foil for the bitter chocolate. New season beetroot should be in the shops or your garden soon, and the smaller sweet beets are...
