Blogs by Jessica

A Cook in the Baking

Wednesday 19th August 2009

I’ve always been a real Nigella wannabe, hosting dinner parties at the drop of a hat and conjuring up exotic new dishes on a weekly basis. My soufflé might be tip top, my risotto award-winningly al denté and my sushi perfectly rolled, but even the most confident chef sometimes needs to go back...

Happiness is…a round of Cornish brie and a box of cupcakes.

Friday 7th August 2009

Ah, cheese. One of my favourite things. DEFINITELY one of my favourite foods. I could eat it all day. With baguette, with water biscuits, with celery. With a salad, with chilli jam, on toast… Anyhow. Where was I? That’s right, Cornish brie. Luckily for me (not so much for my waistline)...

Healthy Habits...

Tuesday 13th January 2009

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a fab Christmas. I’m pleased to report that the Big Dinner went off very well indeed – no one was poisoned, everyone made appropriately appreciative noises at the table, and the boys managed not to burn the house down with the Christmas pudding....

Last Minute Christmas

Wednesday 24th December 2008

I don’t think I’ve ever been so disorganised with my Christmas shopping as I have this year. It’s because we’re having everyone here for the day and I’ve been obsessing about the food rather than buying presents. I’ve come across some foodie treats that will make excellent stocking fillers, though....

My Dream Hamper

Friday 12th December 2008

Writing my Food for Thought feature about hampers got me dreaming about wonderful wicker baskets crammed with treats, and what a fantastic job it must be to have the task of creating hampers for a living. So, what would be in my ultimate hamper? I started making a list… Booze first....

Reasons To Be Cheerful

Monday 17th November 2008

Doom and gloom, trouble and strife; at every turn there’s another story full of maudlin misery. The economy, the weather, colds and flu, the clocks going back – even the X Factor seems determined to depress us (Laura so should have stayed). But you know, it’s not all bad. No, honestly....

'Doing Christmas'

Thursday 30th October 2008

As well as pumpkins, mushrooms and venison, October has brought a glut of new cookbooks. Which is good news for me, as we are ‘doing Christmas’ this year, and so I plan to spend plenty of evenings curled up on the sofa with my bounty, menu planning and making lists. Top of...

Eating Out...In

Monday 13th October 2008

To celebrate our wedding anniversary last week, my dear husband took me out for what turned out to be the most amazing meal I have ever eaten. Marcus Wareing has recently split from his former mentor and boss, Gordon Ramsay, and put his own name above the door at the restaurant formerly...

Autumn in Foodie Terms...

Friday 26th September 2008

One of the best things about England is the way the seasons change. You can't predict when it'll happen, and it's difficult to describe to anyone who hasn't lived here, but the time comes when you open your front door, breathe in the air and just know that Autumn has started. It's a...

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