secondhelping

  There may be only a few days left,  but it still feels very much like summer at the moment.  Some of the things I like most about the seasons are the scents and aromas I associate with each of them.  In summer a favourite smell of mine is basil.  Basil is truly an incredible [...]

    This simple but tasty salad has become a regular weeknight dinner option in my house.  It uses two ingredients that are a little unusual – merguez sausages and moghrabieh.   Merguez is a heavily spiced mutton- or beef-based fresh sausage in North African cuisine.   It is also popular in the Middle East,  and Europe.   Its [...]

One of the things I like most about food is the way it brings people together.  Food’s ability to be shared and form part of the social fabric of life is central to my ongoing passion for it.   Countless occasions and important events are marked and defined by what people eat and drink at them.    [...]