As mentioned in Day 5 of The Challenge This was another experiment. It being mid August, it's been rather hot here the last few days so...

Challenge update: Today was really bat-wing mushroom day. We have a whole packet of them dried and rehydrated a bowl full yesterday, so...

As mentioned in Day 3 & 4 of The Challenge I love curry. It is one of my favourite foods. Some have heat, others don't. Some curries are...

Challenge update: My basil plant has gone completely wild, so I decided it was time for a trim and made basil soup with goat cheese toast...

Challenge update: Day 3 was left-over day, so nothing to write home about. Day 4 we had a pumpkin curry, continuing to explore the uses...

As mentioned in Day 2 of The Challenge I grew up with cornbread. It is a comfort food, a good staple. Usually it was a breakfast food,...

As mentioned in Day 2 of The Challenge A friend got me 1 kg of Fenugreek seeds recently. The seeds have a beautiful, sweet, tangy smell...

As mentioned in Day 1 of The Challenge I love oats. I start 90% of my days with porridge and have oats at other times too. When I haven't...

Challenge update: For day 2 of the challenge, we started off the day with an experimental fenugreek porridge, which was very tasty but...

The Challenge begins: Having set myself this challenge on Thursday, I then went away to France for the week-end, and was wined and dined...