Feast From the East Walking through the food market and brushing past piles of curry leaves that released their exotic scent into the warm...
Venison pasties
Its raining......nothing. Skiing, when snowfall has been, poor gets rather tricky. Beach holidays without the sun are pretty miserable....
Wild garlic and lemon risotto and wild garlic pesto bread
If you go down to the woods today …. You are quite likely to find a host of lush green edible leaves… and me picking them ! Wild garlic,...
Grilled corn, fig and tomato salad with maple syrup and cheese dressing recipe
Corn in the USA I was excited to be whisked northwards from JFK airport, New York to the Hamptons, Long Island, famous for The Great...
Vlita, saffron and feta pie
My big fat Greek….Pie An overnight stay in Athens was swiftly followed by a few hours boat ride across the Aegean to the pretty island of...
Recipe | Potato salad
Le Tour de Carbs This week I’ve been cooking for a group of 30 athletes cycling 3 cols of the Pyrenees. It was like discovering a secret...
Barbecued flatbread with sprinkles recipe
Hatched, matched and dispatched The wild salmon and I were both caught leaping for joy at the prospect of spending some jolly time on the...
Asparagus and roasted Jerusalem artichoke salad recipe
Perked up by Spring ! Last week I almost fainted. By instruction of a client I was purchasing some relatively good-looking apples from a...
Clams with white wine, jamon and coriander recipe
It's all about the birdie.... Its all about the birdie The sun was out, I had front row seats to the hottest Easter party in the Algarve (...
Prawn, chicken and chorizo paella recipe
Leaping into spring some exciting developments have happened, Firstly Philippa Davis, postcard recipes now has a face book page which I...
French Apple Tart recipe
Car parks, whisky, wine and tarts The recent weeks have involved cooking for a Shabbat in West London, a whisky tasting lunch and...
Raviules with garlic, reblochon, wild mushrooms and parsley
Apple of my Pie Navigating airports at half term can seem a bit like playing a kid's computer game. The route from departures in one...
Steamed bass with ginger and soy recipe
Soup and dragons I instantly loved the fast energy of Hong Kong. The winding streets that were connected by hills, steep steps and...
White truffle and butter Taglierini
Diamonds are for... dinner. With various Christmas parties to cook for in West London last week I was racing around town to some of my...
Pheasant au Vin
Fun and Game At this stage in the game season I have noticed it is definitely the keen beans, the obsessed and the hardy that do most of...
Recipe | Roast Cauliflower, sour cherry and almond salad
Getting the party started… If you are prone to muttering ‘bah humbug’ at the first sightings of fairy lights / Christmas wrapping paper or...
Poached pheasant with ginger, garlic, chilli and lime.
How to poach a pheasant… This week I am delighted to be back up in the magnificent highlands cooking for various grouse, partridge and...
Recipe | Grilled Goats cheese salad with beetroot, figs and mint
Uzès charm from every door. On the wild off-chance you didn’t spend your childhood watching My Fair Lady, “Oozing charm from...
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