Recipes & more...

Happy New Year from Orlando Murrin, along with a recipe for a wonderful Queen of Sheba Cake.

This year’s festive music is a piano novelty that I used to play in my bar-restaurant days, 'Marigold' by Billy Mayerl. It’s one of my...

If I don’t look very happy in this picture, it’s purely because it’s such a strange, cold, clammy feeling having a crustacean on your...

Christian Wagner's recipe diary contained the recipes that he held most dear to his heart, which Paul's students made for their final...

I stole the idea of this from the website of a fellow author. At first I worried it seemed a bit vain, but then I started making a list...

Recipes instruct us to preheat our ovens even though it's unnecessary and a waste of energy. Why is this still happening – and when is it...

For years cooks food writers have advised us to buy large eggs, on the basis that they are somehow superior to smaller eggs. They're not…...

I dread to think how many scone recipes I made over the years, until finally – thanks to Angela Nilsen's The Ultimate Recipe Book – I...

When I left the hotel business I made a vow that I had done enough entertaining to last the rest of my life; therefore my kitchen...

I've been busy at work on the sequel to  Knife Skills For Beginners , specifically on 'edits'. Until I officially became an author, I had...

The music credit for this much-loved film goes to Ennio and Andrea Morricone, but the main theme was written by Andrea, Ennio's son. I...

Here is my recipe for the best mincemeat ever, perfect for Stir Up Sunday in November.

Forgive me for jumping the gun, but it’s the beginning of October, and it's never too early to make your Christmas cake.

I’m more at home reviewing cookbooks than crime fiction, but I was so impressed by Kate Atkinson’s latest offering, Death at the Sign of...

Like many food writers, I’m frequently invited to be a judge at food awards – most recently the Food Drink Devon Awards, held at Exeter...

Where do you stand on air fryers? I recently wrote about this gadget in my monthly column for Waitrose Weekend, commenting that many...

‘While wandering downtown I saw this cute bookshop, and lo and behold – a copy of your book.’

I had the best fun on a recent visit to Westbank Community Health and Care in Exminster, on the outskirts of Exeter.

An ice cream extravaganza I’ve created in honour of the publication of the publication of Crow Moon, by my fellow debut novelist Suzy...

Now that Knife Skills For Beginners is out in the world, life has changed in several important ways. First of all, whenever I go near a...