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.
Runner beans with hot-smoked mackerel, horseradish & tarragon
this salad of smoked mackerel, peppy horseradish and sweet tarragon offers an altogether different way to enjoy them
Chicken in breadcrumbs with pasta pappardelle and wild garlic pesto
Hot-smoked mackerel
Eating just-cooked fillets straight from the smoker is a true pleasure. When they are warm, moist and smoky, they are extraordinary
Fried mackerel with tomatoes, garlic & herbs
For me as a cook (and someone who loves food), this embodies everything I believe in and is right
Barbecued mackerel with black pudding & redcurrants
Catch the life as it runs and stew it up in grain. Pay the toll. Make the fire up and blacken the fish, blacken the blood, take the fruit from its cage
Fresh crab on toast with fenugreek, chilli, eggs & olive oil
There are a few things I like to eat more than anything else in this life. One such being fresh crab – on toast, with a good mayonnaise
Crayfish salad with radishes, apple, poppy seeds & soured cream
This quick and scrumptious salad with crunchy radish, sharp apples and the toothsome bite of poppy seeds showcases crayfish beautifully
Grilled squid with broad beans, mint, lemon & agretti
a frondy member of the samphire family, and although it has a slight salinity, its flavour is close to that of spinach
Gooseberry, bacon & camembert rough-edged tart
Here, I use ripe gooseberries just as you would cherry tomatoes (they have very similar qualities) with Camembert and salty bacon
Pickled cucumbers with dill & oak
Try to find fresh little cucumbers that smell sweet and are firm to the touch, as these will give you pickles with the best flavour
Chilled kohlrabi, courgette & kefir soup
I’ve tried not to lose the kohlrabi’s delicate, subtle flavour in this chilled summer soup
