If there’s one time of year, more than any other, that makes me want to get my hands on bundles of seasonal ingredients and get into the kitchen, this is it.

There’s not much that beats a pile of asparagus (which as far as I’m concerned is never better than when it’s simply steamed and served in a great pile with some melted butter and black pepper), or maybe grilled sea bass with a few Jersey royals and some samphire. And then a bowl of plump and juicy Kent strawberries to round things off. Yum.

Sometimes though, I’ll admit it, a bit of extra inspiration is required – usually for those mid-week oh-my-God-what-are-we-going-to-eat-tonight-I’m-too-tired-to-spend-hours-slaving-over-a-hot-stove evenings. I’ve found that Twitter has proved a rather handy way to get a multitude of mouth-watering ideas from other foodies: Winematcher, FoodStories, eatlikeagirl and foodiestgeorge are all ones I keep an eagle eye on. And then each day, usually mid-morning (and just when I’m feeling particularly peckish) there’s a Tweet from Fifteen Cornwall, with details of what’s on the menu that day.

Yesterday, for example, there was grilled line caught mackerel with a herb crust, fennel, wild rocket and lemon, followed by slow roasted shoulder of Primrose Herd pork, creamy borlotti beans, hispi cabbage and Buttervilla rhubarb salsa. And Italian roulade, vanilla mascarpone and the first of the season’s berries. It’s almost enough to get me legging it to City Airport and on the first flight to Newquay, just round the corner from Fifteen Cornwall in Watergate Bay.

In fact, if I hurry, I might just get there in time for dinner.

Celia