Nobody expected the Spanish expadition ... I double read the last minute email from my client, just in case I had misread it, “ By the...
Recipe | Romesco sauce
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Pistachio, mint and vodka ice cream with pistachio praline
Cooking for numbers The party had already started when I arrived at the villa in Provence and so the first days of my week were spent in...
Recipe |Dragons blood sauce
How to cook your dragon. My coastal Boston to coastal Wales transition came as some what of a shock. Jet lag muddled with rain and chilly...
Recipe |Brioche
Gone Fishing. This week, in order not to feel I was mindlessly cooking and gobbling lobster after lobster I have taken the time to learn a...
Recipe | Chocolate Chip Cookies
Food fit for a … You don’t walk in Washington DC, you power strut. Well that was my conclusion after the first couple of hours there. In...
Beer Can Chicken
So, what came first? Well in this case it would definitely be the egg as the chicken would be rather half – cut and not much good for...
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...
Slow cooked lamb in whisky with saffron and bay potatoes
Far from the Madding Crowd... Well actually it was the complete opposite as last week went a bit like this… Sorry? Philippa who?? My...
Recipe |Scones
Appointment with Devon This week I’m using my ‘little grey cells’ with my trusted chef friend from Devon to solve a West Country problem,...
Recipe |Horseradish Sauce
Fishing for condiments There were members of my second group of jolly fishermen and women (‘fisherpersons’ is probably the PC way forward...
Recipe | BBQ wild salmon with grilled baby gem and salsa verde
Quite the catch... This week I headed to the Scottish Highlands to cook for a salmon fishing week on the River Findhorn, lots of big...
Recipe | Tips and tricks to perfect lamb chops and Quinoa salads
School of wok... Travelling East from the blossoming West Country towards the big smoke for my latest job my mind was speeding along...
Receipe | Power balls
Goodness, gracious, great balls of…. Power. You can follow me on twitter and Instagram for more photos and snippets of my week Twitter :...
Recipe | Rice crispy Cakes with salted chocolate
The sweet life... Having spent the last few days helping a family prepare for the excitement of Easter I don’t mind saying I have learnt a...
Tartiflette
She'll be comin' down the mountain... ‘Whether she likes it or not’, My ski buddy for the day cheerfully chanted. It had a been a while...
Recipe | Thai flavoured chicken and sesame balls
The Thigh who came in from the cold.. Having recently been on quite a few flights I realise you don’t have to be in Sherlock’s league to...
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...
Baked eggs with spiced tomato, chickpeas, yogurt and coriander
The Brunch club... Anxious texting, emails, and phone calls preceded the start of the weekend. The hosts and I were keen to make...
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