I have a Golden Rule for food preparation, which if I’m honest, can be a little restrictive. If  a dish takes longer to prepare and cook than it does to eat, then it’s off the menu.  Anything else just seems to throw the effort/reward relationship out of balance for me. I’ve yet to find too many kindred spirits though, and if the popularity of  TV cookery and food  programmes is anything to go by, I appear to be in a very tiny minority. But appearances can be deceptive!

It will probably never happen, but  occasionally I have a fantasy about appearing on Masterchef. Greg Wallace and John Torode are whispering conspiratorially  off camera as I make my entrance… Continue reading →