I’m talking about ticks (the sort that burrow under your skin and carry Lymes Disease). One managed to grab into the sous chef. Blind person useless at picking out the carcase remains so he resorted to excellent neighbour but tiny…
I’m talking about ticks (the sort that burrow under your skin and carry Lymes Disease). One managed to grab into the sous chef. Blind person useless at picking out the carcase remains so he resorted to excellent neighbour but tiny…
Last Saturday was International Women’s Day and I was speaking at a worldwide online conference organised by the World Association for Sustainable Development (Queen Mary University of London). The 20 minute talk is recorded at: (scroll through to 1…
Last Saturday was International Women’s Day and I was speaking at a worldwide online conference organised by the World Association for Sustainable Development (Queen Mary University of London). The 20 minute talk is recorded at: (scroll through to 1…
John Steinbeck’s “A Russian Journal” is definitely worth the time. He captures Ukraine soon after WWII, the destruction of Stalingrad, the attitudes of Americans and Russians towards each other (both as suspicious as each other and equally ill-informed). Lovely relaxed…
No, not what you think. No royalty but helping the bees produce more new queens to keep the hives strong and active. The knack is to remove a very young larva about the size of a small grain of rice…
Hear about my prizewinning international cooking tour, swap tips and discover some useful kitchen equipment at 1415 on Wednesday 28 September at the free Open Sight Eye Contact exhibition. The exhibition will be open 1000-1600 at St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton. …
I don’t often get incensed but was listening to a glibly naïve and patronising piece on the BBC Radio 4 “Today” programme about the million people who decided not to go back to work after Covid. They’re part of the…
The sous-chef has just extracted his summer harvest from the hives. The trick is detailed preparation and delicate choreography: clearing bees from the honey boxes (known as supers), lifting wooden frames of sealed comb to a special tray for removing…
Summer vegetable free cooking demo 1030 Monday 8 August Turn those tomatoes, cucumbers and other bounty into ratatouille and gazpacho soup. Sign up for free at:
