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.
Lobster with asparagus, tarragon, cream & sheep’s cheese
How can I introduce you in the night, with your calcium on fire and all that. How can I explain your season, a word for tarragon, or the feeling
Poached fish with seaweed, ginger & spring onions
This fragrant seaweed broth, gently spiced with garlic, chilli and ginger, would make a light, cleansing meal in its own right
Wood pigeon cured in apple with salt-baked beetroot & horseradish
one of the most sustainable and healthy forms of meat we could hope to eat. Beyond that... well, they are incredibly delicious
Lamb’s breast with white beans & samphire
Breast of lamb is an underrated cut. It’s easy to get hold of, relatively inexpensive, packed with depth and flavour
Nettles, butter & sheep’s cheese gnocchi
Gnocchi take a little time to prepare, but they are worth the effort. In fact, every time I make them, I’m shocked I don’t make them more
Crushed, crispy new potatoes with lemon & garlic
The results, fennel or no fennel, are a joyous mix of the crisp and the soft and everything in between
Steamed raspberry jam & rose-petal pudding
This pudding is a distillation of both raspberries and roses, and it works beautifully
Date, olive oil & fennel cake
If you like the peppery, herbaceous qualities of a good extra-virgin olive oil and the sweet, clean taste of fennel seed, then you’re sure to like this cake
Buttered jacket potatoes with smoked trout, red onions, horseradish & chives
For this recipe, I bake whole red onions with their skins on, right next to the spuds – all that wonderful sweetness is locked in and, once cooked, they taste amazing
Crab with rhubarb, chilli, yoghurt & fennel seed
Crab is really good during the winter. The meat is rich and sweet and the shells are heavy with it. It’s also a good time to pair it up with rhubarb
Warm salad of seared skirt steak, roast celeriac, red onions & herbs
Skirt steak is one of my favourite cuts of beef. It knocks the socks off fillet and sirloin and is relatively inexpensive by comparison
Pork liver pâté with green peppercorns & sage
Brined green peppercorns are characterful little things and liven up a pâté in a way I adore
