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|Lobster Bisque
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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...
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 |Never out of fashion dressings
A different kettle of bird.. The beautiful birds strutted their stuff across the wild Scottish landscape, unflappable despite the...
Pan fried duck breast with fennel, hazelnut and orange salad and a white bean, sausage and tomato salad
Getting your ducks (and goats, sheep, pigs and alpacas) all in a row Well here we all are the other side of Easter. I hope disrespectable...
Slow roast shoulder of pork sandwich with rhubarb and radish salad
Happy as a pig in a bun…. Blossom is exploding all over Wiltshire at the moment with magnolia flowers and cherry blossoms bursting out...
Recipe | Asparagus and Wild Garlic Galette AND a Rhubarb Ramos Gin Fizz
Paris, the city of light, love and lunch... I confess the trip to Paris was a jolly. It involved lots of walking to counter...
Passion fruit soufflé with warm passion fruit cream
Lord Windermere’s Fan ... Yes indeed I am a Lord Windermere fan after coming in at 20 to 1 at the Cheltenham Gold Cup and probably the...
Bircher Muesli and Swiss Hot chocolate with cream
Fur Coat, no twitters... Never having been a seasonaire (usually someone in their early 20’s that spends their winter working in a chalet...
King fish curry and chilli sweet potatoes
Turtles of the Caribbean Did I think twice about taking a last minute job in the Caribbean in mid February? No I did not ! I had started...
Boxty
In Dublin's fair city, there is something delicious for breakfast…. So the conversation went a little like...
Roast Pheasant with apple, bacon, cream and wholegrain mustard
Out damned shot! out, I say... Hello and welcome to Philippa Davis postcard recipes 2014! Having consumed 1 (or 3)...
Chocolate, chestnut and ginger Yule Log
That Old Chestnut... Chilled milky blue light rested over the Alpilles mountains as I drove towards my final pre Christmas job...
Recipe | Pappardelle pasta with braised pheasant , cavolo nero, cream and nutmeg
I am pretty sure it was The Spaniel, in the Billiard Room with the Cream Tea that left a trail of muddy paws for the house keeper to...
Recipe | Warm Pigeon, persimmon and pomegranate salad with sumac and walnuts
A Journey into the Judean desert No matter what I do it always somehow ends up revolving around food, even a trip into the desert....
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