I must confess that I’m not really a big bread eater so for me to rave on about any bread it really…
Lunch
Gluten free red minestrone recipe, with basil and Parmesan
Homemade soup is a fantastic way of using up various bits of leftover meat, fish and vegetables which have been lurking in…
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…
Linguine with sausage and pesto recipe
Pasta pesto, was the first pasta dish my son learnt to make, and it still remains one of his favourites today. There…
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…
Roast beetroot, feta and hazelnut salad with pesto and balsamic dressing
Beetroot is a wonderfully versatile vegetable. You can eat it raw or cooked, both the leaves and the root. The young leaves…
Tomato tart with basil dressing recipe
If ever there was a reason for growing your own vegetables it has to be the taste of your first homegrown tomato.…
Apricot and star anise tarte Tatin made with filo pastry
Summer seems to have abruptly come to an end this past week and I have had to pull out my boots and…
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…