We are completely spoilt with the wonderful cornucopia of fruit and vegetables that are available to us now. Although I am a…
Dairy free
Autumn salad of purple sprouting broccoli,'wet' walnuts and heritage carrots recipe
Autumn brings a wonderful variety of fruit and vegetables to the table and one of my favourites has got to be ‘wet’…
Red dhal with caramelised onions, beetroot and candied tomatoes
Now autumn is firmly upon us and the nights are turning quite chilly. It’s a great time to make bowls of warming…
Seafood paella with chorizo and peas
One of the most important things I teach my cookery students is , KEEP IT SIMPLE. Why spend hours in the kitchen…
Blueberry poppyseed and pistachio muffins
My blueberry crop is sadly coming to an end so I thought a good way to finish of the season would be…
Trio of peaches; peach sorbet, peach tart and roasted peaches with amaretti and almonds
The peaches and nectarines are delicious at the moment. Yellow peaches and nectarines have a a slightly more robust peachy flavour so…
Tuna, tomato and cannellini bean salad
I never quite understand why here in the UK we don’t seem to eat nearly as many beans as our contemporaries on…
Panzanella /rustic tomato bread salad recipe
I have just come back from spending a few glorious days in the Le Marche region of Italy. Gastronomically, Italy ticks all…
Healthy salad of sweet miso grilled salmon, Kale and beetroot
British summer finally arrived in full force this week. In fact, the temperatures rose to an incredible 41C on centre court yesterday,…
Gluten and dairy free chocolate hazelnut and beetroot cake
A few of my friends are gluten free and often complain how they miss out at parties especially when it comes to…