If you have family coming to visit over the festive period and your house is just too small to host everyone or your shabby chic looks more shabby than chic, then why not remove the stress and take the whole thing outdoors with a woodland winter picnic a bracing walk? (more…)
- Category: Campfire Feasts -
Last weekend we headed inland and went luxury camping with some friends. We went to Wattle Hill Oast in Staplecross, East Sussex which provides bell tents, fire pits and the best bit .... a swimming pool, sauna and gym! It was great to spend some time relaxing, eating and talking with friends and as our kids are all now teenagers, it was good to see them all enjoying one another's…
When we had a new woodburner fitted in our house, we decided to keep the old one and put it outside. I had visions of family and friends sitting at big table outside with it burning away happily in the corner of the patio while we giggled and laughed out loud. In fact as you will see, we ate off our laps huddled around the burner hypnotised into silence. I found the…

My name is Elinor Hill, aka "Beach Hut Cook". I am lucky enough to live by the sea, and I spend a ridiculous amount of time there in our beach hut. I love cooking simple and tasty food for my family, often down the hut or carefully transported to it. There is nothing better than a feast by the sea with the odd cocktail or two thrown in. For me: it’s as good as it gets.
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