Sunrise over the Thames Estuary. Sunrise is the best time. The dog can wander on the muddy foreshore and I can listen to the Oyster Catchers calling overhead and perhaps catch a glimpse of a Marsh Harrier. 8221; And a dozen naked men look at me indignantly. Which in turn came from.

No wanking into a plate of foie gras. Rainy day chicken and spring vegetable stew. Braised chicken, broth, herbs and green veg for a grey, damp British spring Monday. 4 bits of on-the-bone chicken. Couple of drumsticks, couple of thighs are good. 2 big carrots or 4-5 little skinny ones, chopped chunkily. 1 courgette, chopped into small cubes. A few stalks of lemon thyme, leaves pulled off.

I like to serve them with a very simple coleslaw. Shred half a cabbage and a couple of carrots, along with a finely sliced shallot - I have one of those plastic mandolines. Which makes all this very easy. Lots of black pepper, a sprinkle of sea salt and enough mayonnaise to keep it all together. A squirt of lemon juice lifts it all.

Sunday, August 3, 2014. The inevitable kids pizza moment. Back late last weekend though, fed up of cooking him pasta to go with the magic sauce, we decided to make pizza.

A blog by Gemma Thomas. The county I grew up in, Hampshire, is famous for watercress.