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.
Squash stuffed with lentils, pheasant & black pudding
This recipe takes these little autumn squashes places they may have only dreamed of when they were sitting quietly growing in the vegetable patch
A game terrine
I always make this terrine several days before I intend to serve it, because it develops in flavour and always tastes better that way
Spaghetti with bacon, garlic, black pepper & sheep’s cheese
I’d personally call this a spaghetti masterpiece and one of the easiest pasta recipes I know. Just go big on everything and I think you’ll agree
Smashed swede with fried sausage, green peppercorns & parmesan
Bringing out the best in anything takes love and encouragement. In this recipe that comes by way of double cream and aged Parmesan
A stew of pork, bacon & mushrooms with cream, cider & parsley
I first served this stew aboard a fishing boat out on a big sea on a bloody cold day. I’d cooked it the day before and reheated it over a tiny camp stove
Roast pheasant with parsnips & chorizo
Once they’re strong enough, they are released into the wild, where they live out the rest of their lives. Most of the meat we eat in the UK never gets it this good
Onion soup, grilled cheddar toasts & fried apples
A rich onion soup is a bowl of hope. When we’re tense or tired, it can unwind us and fix a poor body
Creamed spinach
It was on one of these trips that I first tasted creamed spinach. We’d stopped at Le Moulin de l’Abbaye in Brantôme. I’d never eaten anything quite like it before
Roasted roots, fennel & squash with labneh
Labneh is usually made from cow’s milk yoghurt, but I love the flavour of this sheep’s yoghurt version even more, especially with a warm salad, like this one
Roast cauliflower with buckwheat, thyme & truffle oil
This charming dish makes the most of the humble cauliflower
Baked celeriac
This is a brilliant, fuss-free way to cook a whole celeriac. You don’t even need to peel it – just place it in the oven for a couple of hours
Celeriac, plum & blackberry salad
We owe this striking autumnal salad to the Earth, every single element comes from the dark soil around us
