It’s marmalade time of year!

This makes me feel particularly nostalgic. The ritual of buying the Seville oranges; enough for Mum to make enough marmalade for an entire year, set in pretty much as soon as the shops opened up…

We are celebrating Fathers’ Day in style…

We are celebrating Fathers’ Day in style this year by hosting A Big Friendly Do at The Shooting Lodge, Wadlow Farm, Six Mile Bottom on Sunday the 19th June at 2pm. The Lodge is in…

Pasta-making at The Elysium – Saturday June 11th

Looking forward to being back at The Elysium for our pasta-making workshop. We’re going to make Ravioli and Agnolotti and try out flavour combinations of fillings and learn and to make simple, tasty sauces to…

The first Big Friendly Do this year… supporting Elda Cantina wines from Troia in Puglia, Italy

Big Friendly Do at Wadlow Lodge, Waldlow Farm, Six Mile Bottom, CB21 5PF. Friday, 18th March, 7pm to 10pm. I am so excited to have been invited by Urbano and Concetta Laquinta to promote wine…

New dates, new venues, new events…

Pasta-making workshop at The Elysium Friday, 13th August, 2pm to 4pm. I am so excited to have been invited by Justina and Julianne to host some new events at the beautiful Elysium Spa in Bassingbourn…

What a month

Well it all kicked off with A Big Friendly Do at The Cherry Tree in Haddenham where I am so lucky to be able to host my Italian lunches. Family run cafe, restaurant and bar…

Gluten Free Pasta Making Party

Karen set me a challenge! A gluten-free pasta-making party. It wasn’t until I started researching my recipes that I realised just how difficult it is to avoid gluten if you really can’t tolerate it in…