I know Todd does not like pasta at all. Shame that . . . I, myself am a pasta lover and every once in a while this carboholic just has to i...

If you are a fan of Harry Potter, as I am, you would know that Rock Cakes are one of Harry's favourite tea time treats! You would also k...

We are great fans of chips in this house. When we lived up North in Chester, we often walked down to the local chippie in the evening and s...

If you keep an assortment of tinned beans and tomatoes in your cupboard, you will always have the makings of a delicious meal to hand. With...

   I have made no secret of my love of lemons. If I had to choose between chocolate and lemon . . . I think I'd choose lemon every time...

We really love winter root vegetables in our house. By that I mean swede, carrots, jerusalem artichokes, beetroot, celeriac and the lovely ...

One of the films we just love to watch here at Oak Cottage during the winter months, and especially at Christmas, is Little Women. I just l...

      Simple Simon met a pieman going to the fair. Said Simple Simon to the pieman, "Let me taste your ware!" My husband is a ...