Flavoured Butters
Flavoured butters are a fridge essential. They are fantastic melted on steamed or roasted vegetables, smeared onto fish fillets before baking, on steak or chicken or stirred into warm rice or grains before serving. I…
Flavoured butters are a fridge essential. They are fantastic melted on steamed or roasted vegetables, smeared onto fish fillets before baking, on steak or chicken or stirred into warm rice or grains before serving. I…
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…
This was initially created for my Salmon Caesar(ish) salad, but I feel that it deserves its own stand alone recipe here as I use it prolifically.
Welcome to my first blog post and what I consider to be one of my favourite lunchtime feasts.
There is no escaping it. We are in the depths of dark British winter, and full on January blues have set in. If, like me, you are searching for the ultimate comfort food to keep…
Everyone needs a basic repertoire of dishes that they are comfortable making, regularly. Ideally, we should all be able to assemble a simple plate of food that can be effortlessly executed under duress. These dishes…
Goodbye soft pungent dull green brussel sprouts, hello crisp bright green charred edged delicacies with an umami twist.
I spend a lot of time contemplating what to serve on the side. It seems that these days, when you have a crowd around your table, there are an increasing number of excluded food groups,…
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…
It is hard to believe that we are already a month into the short asparagus season and it has taken me until now to post a recipe. Hard to believe, as despite its well known…
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…
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…
I love this dressing on summer salads and slaws. I originally made it for the Smoked Mackerel Salad that we served for my first Pump Street Popup.
Last weekend I fulfilled one of my (many) dreams. We spent two nights at Ballymaloe. It was under the auspices of a rather significant birthday happening next month, but really, it was an excuse to…
I have so much to say about my love of asparagus (and sourdough and butter), but on my 9000th attempt to write an intro to this recipe, I seem to be falling short in the…
This is where your basic roast chicken goes on holiday and comes home with golden, crisp, roasted skin, fresh from the spice markets of the Levant.