Mezcal (almost) Marg
Here’s a little something special to celebrate the beginning of Summer and an extra treat for the Bank Holiday. Enjoy this Mezcal Marg as your coals heat up in your grill, as you welcome friends…
Here’s a little something special to celebrate the beginning of Summer and an extra treat for the Bank Holiday. Enjoy this Mezcal Marg as your coals heat up in your grill, as you welcome friends…
Roasted figs are a gift of the season and personally my favourite way to celebrate and punctuate the end of summer. I could eat these sweet ruby centred soft gems all day in every iteration…
Oven roasted tomatoes are a flavour bomb of deeply condensed intense sweetness and the secret ingredient in many of my summer grain dishes and salads. They take moments to prep, happily sit in a low…
I am lured by the sweet and sour flavour combinations and the visual orgy of multiple colourful dishes at traditional Persian feasts. But honestly, when it comes to recreating the dishes of my dreams in…
A dreamy way to use up your wild garlic for the few precious weeks it is in season and a great way to preserve the flavour on anything and everything for the forthcoming weeks.
As we catapult our way into shorter days, I like to preserve all the remaining hues of warm sunshine with a little multi-colour action in the kitchen and on our plates. These days you will…
In my humble opinion, you can never have too many ways with herbs or sauces in your armoury. It's these tricks that elevates the basic to spectacular. I make a version of this on a…
These days, it’s all about the small wins. As I navigate yet another lockdown and a return to all four boys in home school during the bleak mid winter, I look for those moments of…
Growing up, books in the genre of The Enchanted Broccoli Forest, The Vegetarian Epicure and The Silver Palate were regularly used to create our family meals. I remember years where beans and lentils were prominent…
It’s peak watermelon season and while it hasn’t really felt much like summer of late here, I know it’s sunny somewhere. Regardless of the weather, watermelon is in abundance and incredibly satisfying in just about…
This week I had every intention of sharing some summer salad ideas for brighter days. But the weather gods are not playing ball and while the sun beamed for a few glorious moments and I…
A concoction of pure comfort, this combination of barley and chard with a hint of allspice combines two of my favourites - a grain and a braise. Deeply mellow and satisfying in every way, this dish…
As a nod to my unrivaled love of all things Scandi, here is my recipe for salmon burgers. Light, bursting with flavour, moist, and so easy to throw together. They are as comforting as any…
It wouldn’t be pumpkin/squash season without a new iteration of an old favourite to adorn this year’s Thanksgiving table. This simple, yet feast worthy recipe should not be reserved only for a festive spread, it’s…
We are heading deep into the weeks of heavy festive entertaining and if you are anything like me, you need grazing solutions. Here’s my answer to the “what to serve with drinks” conundrum.
This week’s musings are slightly longer than usual. Feel free to use this info as a little “choose your own adventure”. If you are interested in hearing about my LA foodie tour, that’s where I’m going…