Welcome to my recipes
There are getting on for 1000 in this collection. They’re all simple, seasonal and very achievable, whether you’re cooking something quick and light or settling in for something slow and comforting. The recipes here reflect the way I cook at home and the way I like to eat; they are very much shaped by the seasons and by the ingredients themselves.
To help you find your way around my recipes, use the search bar below, it allows you to explore the recipes in whatever way suits you. You can choose a season, select a course, or search by recipe type. With so many here, it's a good way to make browsing easier and more intuitive. Many of the following recipes are accompanied by video, so you can cook along or just get a sense of the dish before you begin.
Seared squid with garlic, lemon, smoked paprika, new potatoes and lots of herbs
Fresh squid is one of the finest things you can cook, provided you don't overcook it. A minute or two over a fiercely hot fire or grill is all it takes for it to become sweet, tender and lightly charred around the edges
Slow-roast tomato soup with fried mackerel and basil pesto
This is the ultimate tomato soup and something I've been making for years
Roast chicken with herbs, potatoes and aïoli
This is a really wonderful way to cook chicken and potatoes, particularly when you're dealing with a good bird with lots of flavour. As it roasts the potatoes soak up all the garlic and herb spiked juices
Pickled cucumbers with dill & oak
Try to find fresh little cucumbers or gherkins that smell sweet and are firm to the touch, as these will give you pickles with the best flavour
The FLT with proper tartare sauce
If you like a good BLT, then you're going to go wild for an FLT. Hot, buttery fish scented with garlic and herbs, sweet ripe tomatoes, cool crisp lettuce and a generous spoonful of proper tartare sauce
Courgette flowers filled with peas, dill and mint
Lots of good fruit and vegetable markets will sell small boxes of courgette flowers – they’re a special part of the plant.
Chicken with green olives, preserved lemon, peppers, smoked paprika, oregano and spelt
It’s easy to get stuck in a rut with your cooking, particularly when that rut is absolutely delicious. Take roast chicken, for example
Slow roast tomato and roasted garlic pizza
Ripe summer tomatoes are hard to beat, especially when they've had plenty of sunshine.
A blueberry clafoutis
A clafoutis is a traditional fruit pudding from the Limousin region of France. It’s usually made with black cherries but blueberries are equally good
Pork rillettes
This classic French preparation of seasoned, shredded pork belly, gently cooked in its own fat, is one of the finest preserved pork dishes I know
Fermented cucumbers
If you like pickles and ferments, then you have to make these. They're wonderfully crisp, tangy and full of flavour, and a brilliant way to deal with a glut of cucumbers if you grow your own.
An Egg curry
I love a good egg curry. It's one of those recipes that's simple to bring together, packed with flavour and surprisingly satisfying.
