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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...

I’ve calculated it’s exactly 31 months since I first started writing Knife Skills For Beginners. It sounds a long time – it feels a long...

If you’re in Canada or the United States, you may be wondering when and where you can get hold of a copy of Knife Skills For Beginners....

The denizens of Exeter are lucky enough to have an excellent food shopping street – Magdalen Road. It’s a five minute walk from where I...

Over the last three weeks I’ve driven 433 miles and visited 31 bookshops in Devon, Somerset, Dorset and London. The reason? To deliver...

Like all the best recipes, this one has a story behind it. Last year I wrote an article for a magazine lamenting the fact that apple...

Author's note about Chester Square Cookery School and 'the smallest house in Belgravia'. Knife Skills For Beginners is set in the real...

This is not one of those towering soufflés that collapses as you take it to the table - more a fluffed version of a family favourite.

This is the cover star of Two's Company Simple – on the table in 30-40 minutes, and with hardly any washing up. Once you have the knack...