Roast Vegetables
Throwing a load of vegetables in a tin with some herbs, oil, salt and pepper is about as easy as cooking gets. Easier than boiling an…
Tomato Salad
While I happily eat my way through bowl after bowl of dressed green leaves, some dishes call out for a tomato salad. Ripe just to the…
Happy as a Clam
These jerk spiced clams are a great quick dish to eat with the footie. We had these with a big bowl of buttermilk fried spicy chicken, sweet potato fries and salad in front of the England v. Russia game. Hardly relevant cuisine, but delicious nonetheless.
Taking Stock
When I worked in the restaurant, every afternoon we made big simmering vats of stock which we would then reduce overnight. Each time, we would peel…
Hasselback Jersey Royals with Gribiche Sauce
When I think of Jersey, instead of potatoes and cream, I think of Bergerac and John Nettles. And Hasselback obviously sounds like Hasselhoff, so this recipe should…
Mayan Sandwich Loaf
Every weekday Maya needs a packed lunch for nursery. That will come to an end as she moves into year one in the autumn, but until…
A King’s Ramson
It’s a short-lived season, much like the elderflowers that grow at the bottom of the garden, but it’s one, rather like the flowering of the magnolia…
A Peach of a Pudding
For me peaches are the fruit that means summer. There’s nothing quite like the taste and soft texture, and the juice which invariably runs down your…
Provençal Tomatoes
Good food to me generally means simple food done well with thought and care. It makes sense that if you have good ingredients, you’re off to…
The Perfect Omelette, or an oeuf is an oeuf.
I always want chips and a green salad with my omelette. It may sound like something you’d get in the greasiest of London cafés, but my…
