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 (...
Clams with white wine, jamon and coriander recipe
read more
Starter
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...
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...
Fried ceps with baked polenta and gruyere
Did I ‘over cep’ the mark? The week was not as planned. My diary had me in the dramatic depths of wild Scotland cooking for my first...
Recipe | Smoked prawn with avocado crostini
Prawn on the Fourth of July If you think the British are obsessed by the weather you should talk to a Bostonian. Throughout the year they...
Recipe|Roast beetroot, Umbrian lentil, blood orange and honey ricotta salad
The Ladies lunch... I have been cooking for the week in various impressive kitchens in West London for ladies lunches. With not a...
Recipe |Scallops, fino and butter with blood orange and chicory salad
You put your left foot in….. Left foot, swiftly followed by right foot went onto the plane with moments to spare until they shut the doors...
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...
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...
Recipe|Crab cakes with chilli sauce
Feeling crabby ? I have just come back from cooking for a delightful dinner party in the magical city of Edinburgh. Having recently made...
Recipe | Poached Langoustines with apple, fennel and radish salad, aioli and lemon
The charms of Chichester.. “There is nothing half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.......” so Ratty exclaimed...
Recipe | Roast porcini with anchovy breadcrumbs and Chanterelles with lardons and cheese toasts
The fun-gi gets chosen..... This week I find myself waking up with stunning views across a vineyard in the Languedoc Roussillon region of...
Newsletter
If you would like to occasionally hear from me with my latest updates, recipes and delicious discoveries please subscribe to my newletter.
