Category: Recipes

  • Asparagus & Shiitake Noodle Soup with Shrimp

    Asparagus & Shiitake Noodle Soup with Shrimp

    Asparagus & Shiitake Noodle Soup with Shrimp As the season slips from autumn to winter and the nights get shorter and cooler, my boys and I love a warm bowl of nourishing soup that we can enjoy out on the deck watching the sun as it sets. It won’t be too long before we can…

  • Homemade Granola

    Homemade Granola

    Homemade Granola Growing up in the North East of England − a wonderful area in Northumberland, Newcastle and Gateshead Upon Tyne − I enjoyed a fabulous childhood, loving parents, great brother and sister and many friends. Being British, I do have to complain about the weather because even the summer would be chilly in North…

  • Figs anyone?

    Figs anyone?

    Figs anyone? Ripe, luscious, soft and yielding, it’s the fall and fig time!!! This temping small fruit full of tiny seeds that give a unique taste, smell and texture make it one of the most sought after fruits this time of year. For domestic figs grown in the US, the first season (Breba) is during…