Sometimes Yorkshire is so heart achingly gorgeous I never want to leave. It is a magnificent county; grander, more rugged and much wilder than my native Oxfordshire.
Read MoreAppetite for a good book
Which tasty snacks hit the spot after eating supper with the family and dissecting your latest good read over a glass of wine with friends.
Read MorePasta fresca
What a privilege it is to be shown how to make fresh pasta by Gennaro Contaldo. He is in Leeds to promote his new book 'Lets Cook Italian'. ennaro is a brilliant teacher and as a partner in Jamie's Italian chain of restaurants he is in charge of training new chefs and developing the menus for their growing chain of restaurants.
Read MoreHeavenly apple cake
There is a chill in the air and it is raining again. I am standing opposite the sports hall at Ampleforth College, the Benedictine Monastery and school next to the entrance of the two hectare orchard waiting to meet Cameron Smith who looks after its two and a half thousand trees.
Read MoreQuail eggs
I was always rather suspicious of eating quail's eggs and I am rather embarrassed to say it has taken me a long time to get round to trying one. But now that I have I can't stand up for them enough.
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