Author Archives for Yzanne

A storybook Christmas Day feast for garden animals

December 24, 2019 7:42 am Published by Yzanne Leave your thoughts

The Children of Green Knowe is a story about a young boy’s visit to a flooded manor house, whose ghostly... View Article

December 23, 2019 9:44 am Published by Yzanne Leave your thoughts

OK, virtual tours only – but it’s getting closer to the Big Day, and what better country to think about... View Article

December 20, 2019 6:46 am Published by Yzanne Leave your thoughts

While watching their flocks/washing their socks/abiding in fields, shepherds will no doubt have given a great deal of thought as... View Article

December 18, 2019 6:16 am Published by Yzanne Leave your thoughts

It’s the spoonful of sugar that makes the medicine go down….or it used to be, back in the days when... View Article

December 16, 2019 6:55 am Published by Yzanne Leave your thoughts

….and maybe you are too? Maybe you’re lactose-intolerant, cutting back on calories, don’t like milk, are on a Paleo-style diet... View Article

December 13, 2019 7:12 am Published by Yzanne Leave your thoughts

Nuts: you know it’s Christmas when there’s suddenly a bowl of nuts on your parents’ side-table, or a net of... View Article

December 11, 2019 7:01 am Published by Yzanne 2 Comments

Not another new dish for Christmas? Well no, you’re quite safe. Frumenty is actually the very oldest of Christmas dishes... View Article

December 9, 2019 7:09 am Published by Yzanne Leave your thoughts

Can you still be a Christmas glutton if you can’t have gluten? Absolutely! The Christmas feast is one of the... View Article

December 6, 2019 6:23 am Published by Yzanne Leave your thoughts

Christmas is coming – and perhaps your Christmas cake is already maturing nicely in a dark cupboard? One way to... View Article

December 4, 2019 6:58 am Published by Yzanne Leave your thoughts

The Great British Bake-Off might have finished, but we can still milk it a little bit, surely? We milked it... View Article

December 2, 2019 8:56 am Published by Yzanne 3 Comments

Looking forward to a vegan Christmas? Perhaps you’re catering for vegans for the first time? Or just thinking about providing... View Article

November 29, 2019 6:54 am Published by Yzanne Leave your thoughts

Should we rename our Brazil nuts ‘Bolivia nuts’? It doesn’t quite have the same ring to it, but it might... View Article