Spanish ham with melon…
Here’s a very simple starter we are doing at one of our beach restaurants in Marbella, Spain. Fantastic serrano ham, freshly sliced to order with some ripe,delicious melon served slightly chilled. It’s one of the easiest starters I’ve ever done but one of the most effective and small wonder why it features […]
The sunny flavours of Morocco
Here’s a dish which is my way of sticking two fingers (or one if you’re American) up at Winter. I’ve had enough of it now. Time to move on and embrace the Spring if you don’t mind. So that’s what I’ve done, embraced Spring by cooking lamb and serving it with […]
The latest release from Canon…
The boys and girls at Canon are showing no signs of letting up with the release of another dslr in April, the EOS 550D. Aimed at the entry level/enthusiast market it shows some improvements on earlier models such as the 450D and the 500D but will it be enough for these […]
Just like starting over….
Apologies if it’s been a little quiet this end, I’ve just got back from the Lake District where I’ve been assesing the flood damage and it doesn’t make for an inspiring picture. I find it annoying that nobody finds this newsworthy anymore. The knock on effect of this flood is still and […]
Photographs of the 2010 International Balloon Festival in Chateau d’ Oex, Switzerland
Regulars of this blog will know that I was in Switzerland recently to attend the opening of the International Festival de Ballons at Chateau d’ Oex. A quite incredible spectacle I managed to get a few photographs before having to catch the train back […]
What happens when we discard our trash on the beach…
Whenever I visit a place of natural beauty I feel lucky to be a part of it, I know that it was there long before me and, God willing will still be there when I am not. Woods, fields, valleys, beaches…wherever I go they all seem […]
Photograph of St Peter’s church at Chateau d’ Oex….
It was whilst photographing the 2010 Parmigiani Balloon Festival at Chateau d’ Oex in Switzerland last month that I noticed this charming church sat on the hill top welcoming the early visitors to come and have a look around. St Peter’s Church belongs to the Church of […]
Watching the sun go down over Marbella…
On my last evening in Spain I decided to take my camera down to the beach and catch a few rays of the late sun before heading home to a cold and wet England. I found a suitable boulder as a vantage point and let my mind drift for […]
A European dash…..
It’s been a busy couple of weeks, some projects in Switzerland followed by a visit to three of our restaurants in southern Spain. Back to the cold English winter and a ton of photographs to download and work through.
More about my tips later, here’s a few ‘off cuts’ to give you a taste…..
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