My local farm shop @secrettsmilford recently asked me for a fish supper recipe, which uses some of their gorgeous seasonal veg. So…
Seasonal recipes
A few years ago I was staying with a girlfriend in Palma and she produced a pot of sweet chilli jam to…
Nettle gnocchi with wild garlic pesto
The hedgerows are abundantly verdant right now so it’s one of the best times to go foraging for tasty young leaves. Dandelions,…
Roast peaches with bocconcini and tomatoes
Earlier this year I planted 3 peaches in the garden which might be a tad optimistic living here in the UK. However…
Raw courgette flowers stuffed with ricotta pistachio and mint
I love courgette flowers and normally have them in abundance over the summer. Infact the main reason I grow courgettes are for…
Wet walnuts and other recipes
‘Wet’ walnuts are in season now and although the season is short (from early October to mid November), they really are quite…
Blood orange pink radicchio and fennel salad
The great thing about eating seasonally is that you get to really appreciate certain foods . Food when eaten in season not…
Pot roast Pheasant with apples and calvados
My mother was rather a modest cook but one thing that she really did excel at was in the cooking of game.…