According to my unscientific poll of random individuals in the office, no one has ever heard about Stir-Up Sunday. That ’s a shame as it’s a great excuse for baking a cake. Basically, Stir-Up Sunday is a traditional day for everyone in the family to stir-up Christmas pudding while making a wish. If you want [...]

What’s the point of Halloween? No really, do you know?  Actually, the story is fascinating.  In the old days it was as much to do with Harvest than Horror. Yes, for the Celts it was a celebration of the end of the summer: a day before 1st November, which marked the beginning of winter (they [...]

I love this time of the year. Although the summer is firmly on its way out and the days are getting shorter, the celebration of harvest is in full swing. Firstly, there is plenty of ripe and juicy fruit around. My particular favourite are figs but the season for these wonderfully deep purple, luscious fruit [...]