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...
Matcha Eclairs with white chocolate icing recipe
From Singapore with love Despite the mass splattering of red decorations sputtered over every street in Singapore in readiness for Chinese...
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...
Singapore swing
Singapore swing Jet lag? Ha ! After a 13 hour flight, when I had planned to snooze but managed to turn it into a movie marathon I landed...
Recipe | Galette des Rois
To play the king... I spent a fun New Year cooking in a chalet in Val d’Isere, and despite the lack of snow I made sure there was...
Recipe | Mulled cider with cinnamon and sloe gin
Wishing you a very merry Christmas… Dear All, I hope you are feeling super festive and are already in the full swing of Christmas. Here in...
Wild Suckling Boar with roasted quince
Boar to death, literally. “Where are you off to now”? my mother asks as I fly out the door. “London then heading East to Gloucester for...
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 | Hunters Delight
An accent waiting to happen. I just can’t help myself. Whenever I hear an accent I naturally seem to try and copy it. Last week I was in...
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...
Honey, lime and yogurt sorbet
Game of Drones. Here in the UK we are using the week to pay homage to that wonderful sweet sticky substance that is made by bees from the...
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...
Chocolate caramel brownies
Tackling picnics... “There is something a little unusual we would like you to do this time Philippa” “Oh, yes?” Thought I, not entirely...
Spiced banana cake with maple syrup and honey
Caught between a midge and ... Within minutes of arriving at the lodge in the Highlands I was faced with a dilemma. It reminded me of the...
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...
Climb every mountain
Climb every mountain... If one felt so inclined (or capable) the area surrounding St Remy de Provence is perfect for getting on a bike and...
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