I was lucky (cunning, by getting childcare and a date swap) enough to attend the family Christmas reunion at Raymond Blanc’s Bristol brassiere last week and for starter my Aunt and I shared his roasted pumpkin drizzled with soured cream and almonds. Anyway, I always like to take the scrummier parts of my dinner out…

our eating apple tree has done so well this year, but I’m not getting through our crop very quickly. I’m not, not eating apples, but I do now regard them like a biscuit so am more circumspect about eating them. So, after a friend gave me some delicious spiced apple chutney, I thought I’d make…