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The drink that we know as punch actually originated in India and was brought back to England by employees of the British East India Company and they introduced it to the rest of Europe.  The …

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The first spice referred to in the Old Testament is cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) when Moses is commanded to use both cinnamon and cassia in the holy anointing oil – then, in Proverbs we read of …

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Life without a mobile phone is unthinkable today – not because it’s a really nice gadget but because our lives have changed dramatically and every one of us have to do twice as much as …

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This morning the President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai begged the citizens of Afghanistan to come out and vote because, said he, “the Afghan people will, through their vote, make  Afghanistan more secure and more peaceful.” …

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We all have a bottle of ketchup hidden somewhere – even those die-hards amongst us that insist it’s really bad for us. Interestingly enough tomato sauce isn’t nearly as bad for us as our mothers …

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Soup is a wonderful meal to serve as a starter, a light or not-so-light lunch and for any supper. Tomatoes lend themselves to soup and are used as an ingredient in almost all soups to …

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The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) belongs to the nightshade and to the potato family and is always planted for the sole purpose of being eaten. It’s generally believed that the Spanish explorer Cortez probably brought the …

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Tomato fondue is one of the most important basic recipes in any recipe book and is infinitely versatile because it could be served as a vegetable dish, a sauce for pasta, a filling for omelettes, …

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For years we believed that the ancient Greeks didn’t go to pubs or brothels – that somehow they were programmed differently and that their way of life didn’t make provision for something so base. They …

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Gordon Ramsay makes Cherry Compote Samosas with Clotted Cream