Beans Bean (Phaseolus spp) Lots of different types of green bean – green bean, runner bean, French bean, garden bean etc. A climbing...

Cheese Cheese Oh so many cheese varieties and made from all kinds of different milk and all so delicious! It is an ancient food (I am...

Chocolate (Theobroma cacao) Now where do I start? I have to tell you I take my writing job seriously and I do a huge amount of...

Tea (Camellia sinensis) A good ole cup of tea (see previous chapter on The Magic of Tea). Your tea leaves are not only good for...

Eggs From teeny tiny quails eggs up to huge ostrich eggs they come in all sorts of shapes, the delicate outer casing containing the yolk...

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Honey Honey Honey - the glorious nectar of the bees. One of the oldest foods known to man…and woman. Bees are incredibly magical and...

Coffee (coffea) A favourite caffeine fuelled brew made from the roasted beans (seeds) of an evergreen shrub from the coffea genus –...

What a fantastic year 2019 was, although tinged with the challenge of hitting the menopause full on (seriously, 'challenge' doesn't even...

Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea) The Brussels sprout is another one from the Brassica oleracea family and they look like teeny tiny...