I have, for many years, had an obsession with handbags. I know, a lot of people have hundreds of pairs of shoes and spend hundreds on Manolo Blahnik’s or Christian Louboutin’s but they are of no interest to me.  No, for me, it is all about the handbag. It’s not […]

I have friends coming round for a meal next week and they are  both Vegetarian so I thought I would find some tasty vegetarian recipes. I  actually try to make at least one vegetarian meal a week and I use Quorn products a  lot as a meat substitute. The Quorn chicken style pieces […]

My friend is coming to visit from the UK soon and I have decided I need to impress her by cooking some typical French cuisine ( I hope she realises all the effort i’m going to!!). So I am going to practise the following dishes on poor, unsuspecting friends here , and […]

I seem to have become obsessed with cupcakes at the moment! Fortunately not eating them ( I need to be able to actually fasten up my jeans!), but making them. I have found so many recipes I want to try so I thought I would share a few . If […]

A classic roast chicken is perfect for a relaxed Sunday roast. Make it extra special by kicking things off with a sophisticated cocktail. I have always been a fan of cocktails, I think they show that you have made that extra bit of effort. French Martini Mix together vodka, raspberry […]

I am completely obsessed with Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant. In particular Audrey. I wake up every morning desperately hoping that I have transformed in the night, so that I look just like her, with her delicate features and cropped hair, but alas, it’s my face looking back at me. They both had […]

I was about 15 when my Mum bought me my first copy of French Vogue. We were on holiday in Paris and to be honest, before then I’d had no interest in fashion at all. But once I got that magazine and started noticing the French women around me, i […]