Plums and elderberries have been on my mind over the last few weeks. The plum trees growing in the Church orchard at Addingham are dripping with dark red fruit waiting to be picked by someone brave enough to climb the ladder.
Read MoreThe pull of paella
A ninety mile drive, north east yesterday took me to Whitby to see Rob and Emma Green whose restaurant - Green's - is the beacon of great seafood cooking along this part of the coast.
Read MoreCourgette, lemon and pumpkin seed cake
If only I had more time and another cake I could have made the lemony cream cheese filling ooze gently from the sandwiched halves. But I didn't and so it will have to stay as it is i.e. rather over filled.
Read MoreCrisp courgette flower tempura
This week has been a mad dash. I have been asked to exhibit my iPad illustrations at the Staithes Arts Festival this weekend. How did that happen? I started drawing a year ago when I bought my iPad and it has really taken off. I have even sold some of the drawings to Rob Green, Yorkshire's great seafood chef to illustrate his menus.
Read MoreRhubarb crumble with sweet cicely and hazelnuts
After Mary Berry said every child should leave school knowing how to cook 10 meals, the Yorkshire Post asked the region’s leading chefs and food writers for their suggestions. Here is mine.
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