Just a short note to say that I haven’t forgotten everyone nor the need to update my blog. Some of you may know that I have terminal cancer and I have some days where I just don’t have the energy to sit down and write up the recipes or more importantly stand up, cook them and take photographs. The past few weeks haven’t been the best but I think the latest increase in slow release morphine is helping a bit with the pain, since I have been able to reduce the number of ‘top-ups’ I have had to take.

I was down to see one of my oncologists today and they have agreed to give me another blast of radiotherapy on Thursday. So that’s good.

I have just read what I have written and it sounds as if I am on my last legs. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Generally I am…