Out with the old etc, etc…..
New Year’s greetings to one and all, I know many of you are a few hours ahead of me (in more ways than one!) so I thought I’d get it in now. I don’t honestly know what day it actually is today, but then I am on holiday so I […]
Watching herons on the Lincolnshire Fens…..
Herons are an underated bird; elegant, graceful, powerful, deadly. They have it all, the ultimate fishing machine. Herons stand proud on river banks, motionless for what can seem an age they search the waters for eels and small fish moving only to plunge savagely below the surface with their long, […]
A pictorial week in the life of a chef at Christmas….
This year was my 26th Christmas in a working kitchen and I’ve never missed a single Christmas Day in all that time. As an extension of the week in pictures thread which runs on this blog I thought I’d share a few images of the […]
Festive Greetings to all…..
It’s that time again folks, another Christmas is upon us all and once again I wish you all a fine time wherever you are and whatever you do. Thank you all for visiting and to those of you kind enough to leave a comment it is greatly appreciated.
Merry Christmas one and […]
Snow comes to England….
Here’s a pictorial tale of snow, snow and more snow. Here in the UK we all go hysterical at the drop of a snowflake. You’d think we were in Bombay and had never seen snow before. Anyway, in true adventure style I decided to not try and drive my rear wheel drive […]
Quick and easy cake recipe…
Here’s a great cake which is easy to make and very versatile. I originally made it with prunes but changed them for some delicious marinated dates instead. It’s a simple recipe and works brilliantly as an afternoon cake or, as in this case a dessert choice with some ice cream. This […]
Claims that the 2009 BBC wildlife photographer of the year has conned the judges, are the allegations true?
Allegations have come to light that the winner of the BBC 2009 Wildlife Photographer of the Year winner, Jose Luis Rodriguez used a tame wolf in order to photograph his winning shot of an Iberian wolf jumping over […]
Should models be ‘touched up’ with photoshop editing?
This post comes on the back of a report which the cosmetics manufacturor Olay has been slammed for its photographs of Twiggy, the legendary British supermodel of the sixties who is modelling certain lines for them. Twiggy is now in her sixties and still, as far as I […]
Revisiting an old childhood haunt…
On Sunday I met up with my brother for an early morning walk around the woods we used to play in as boys. Bradley Woods in Grimsby holds many fond memories for me, I suppose that it was here that I would have been first introduced to the virtues of fresh […]
It’s a sore subject….
Nothing annoys chefs more than cooking for the staff. Over the years I have had to eat some God awful creations made by trainee chefs and annoyed chef de parties. It’s a thankless task, nobody appreciates the time constraints to do something decent and then when you do they moan because it’s […]