Napa Valley and The Culinary Institute of America at Copia

On my many visits to Northern California one thing I hadn’t managed to tick off my bucket list until recently is a trip to Napa Valley. It’s a beautiful part of the country and the best place to try some local Californian wine. The main hinderance to this plan however has historically been that none…

Mushroom & Lentil Lasagne

Throughout my years as a blogger, my most constant and best source of inspiration has been other bloggers. As much as I love my cookbooks, my food magazines and my Saturday morning cooking shows, I love to see what other people are making in their own homes as part of their own busy, real lives….

Mulled Wine

Every family has their Christmas traditions and in mine there are always lots of family events and occasions in the lead up to the big day where these traditions are upheld. My Dad’s birthday is four days before Christmas and we always have a family meal on Christmas Eve as well so there’s a lot…

Have yourself a veggie little Christmas… Rachael’s Recipes – Mixed Mushroom & Chestnut Pie

Year after year, come Christmas Day most of the nation can be found sitting around the table chowing down on insane amounts of turkey. I don’t really like turkey. Well.. it’s okay, it’s fairly inoffensive, but it’s pretty boring. I’m a big fan of ‘alternative’ Christmas dinners. In my family for the last few years…