Hark to herald the fish pie Heading back to London on the train, after a very quick nip to Dorset, I found myself checking my...
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Panettone Bread and butter pudding
The Pudding of Christmas Present… What better way to stir up the Christmas spirit than to invite the cast from theatre company Dorset...
Clementine Sorbet with chilled vodka
Hair of the dog... My clients, I think, went for the theory that the best way to recover from a dinner party was…to hold another one. So...
Game Pie
I Only have pies for you … I knew this was going to be a top class job when I was the told the driver who was to collect and take me to...
Apple and Pear Tart
Autumnal fruity tart... The Scottish skies were dark and foreboding, the rain relentlessly lashed down and the wind whipped across the...
Recipe | Baked ham with marmalade glaze
I am looking for someone to share an adventure…….. That’s what she should of have said, but instead she merely asked: “Can you drive”?...
Pan fried grouse breasts with hazelnuts and caul fat
Caul of the Wild “Where you off to next?” “I’m off to cook for a stalking week.” “Stalking?! What’s that, sounds dodgy’? My friend asked....
Recipe | Tomato and Dijon tart with herbs of the Garrigue
Shrugs, shrubs, scrubs and snubs Down in the region of Languedoc Roussillon the usually sleepy countryside was abuzz with activity. The...
Plum and meringue Ice cream
The battle of the plums.. Before I tell you about the battle of the plums I am delighted to announce the completion of my first short...
Toasted buttered cobnut salad with garden plums, steamed marrow and Comte cheese
Pigs are pets not pork…. I am not sure I should admit how delighted I was to be woken by a handsome stranger quietly standing at my door....
Recipe | Blackberry Jam
Recruiting successful Hedge Find Managers... The tropical sun set a thousand colours over the lush vegetation as the choruses of...
Lobster linguine with courgettes, cream and chopped rocket
A little lobster... Debating on what should be my final postcard from Boston for this summer I dithered greatly. Blogging as I had...
Hickory Smoked Baby Back Pork Ribs
Smoke gets in your eyes… You might want to get your credit cards out now as you are all going to want one. Or better still start rummaging...
Recipe|Lobster Bisque
The Lobster Swapping the tempestuous Arthur for a leisurely ride on Charles made for a pleasant change of pace. The fireworks didn’t come...
Boston Cream Pie
Happy as a clam... Arthur kept me up for most of the night, boisterously crashing around and showing off and with repeated...
Recipe | Deep fried zucchini flowers with Prosecco batter, stuffed with ricotta, mint and anchovies
The Italian Job... The Tuscan hills bulged like the limbs of a Botticelli woman. The roads delightfully twisted through these curves and I...
Camargue red rice with roast fillet of beef, chard and black olive sauce
Wild horses and rice…. kept me from leaving This week I ventured forth into the depths of the Camargue, a beautiful unique...
Cherry Clafoutis
Feeling Fruity? Well I am down in the south of France and things are hotting up. Stationed near Les-Baux de Provence, a stunning...
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