Recipes

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.

Cos lettuces with tarragon dressing & hard goat’s cheese

Cos lettuces with tarragon dressing & hard goat’s cheese

The depth of it and the overall joy it brings comes from sweet, green tarragon, one of my favourite herbs

Summer garden tart

Summer garden tart

Another of my assemblies, this tart is open to interpretation, alteration and variation

Rhubarb & cicely jelly

Rhubarb & cicely jelly

Rhubarb makes a gorgeous jelly: its sour, fruity juice is perfect for it

Cockles in butter & chives

Cockles in butter & chives

I’ve always enjoyed cooking and eating cockles. At their best they are sweet, plump, meaty and full of character

Radishes with aïoli & fried fish

Radishes with aïoli & fried fish

I love this big, friendly way to serve fillets of fish. It’s generous and colourful and full of curious qualities

Steamed spring vegetables with tamari, honey & sunflower seeds

Steamed spring vegetables with tamari, honey & sunflower seeds

A light lunch of steamed vegetables is sometimes just what I need

Panettone gypsy toast with dark chocolate

Panettone gypsy toast with dark chocolate

If you’ve received a panettone, or think you might in the future, then you need this recipe in your life. It is one of the simplest, most delicious breakfasts I know

Fig & seville marmalade breakfast buns

Fig & seville marmalade breakfast buns

These breakfast buns were inspired by a winter trifle I make with dried figs and thick-cut bitter marmalade

Oat & seed flapjacks

Oat & seed flapjacks

This recipe is my interpretation of a recipe that has never been written down. The girls and I have agreed they’re pretty close to the real thing

Blackcurrant, goat’s cheese, hazelnut & rosemary soda bread

Blackcurrant, goat’s cheese, hazelnut & rosemary soda bread

This super-quick soda bread is easy to make and incredibly delicious to eat

Parsnip & oat porridge with dates & honey

Parsnip & oat porridge with dates & honey

If you begin your day with oats, you’re beginning your day well, because oats are among the healthiest grains you’ll ever eat

Cold-smoked trout

Cold-smoked trout

In cold smoking, the smoke merely flavours (rather than cooks) the fish