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.

Roast Dover sole with roast asparagus, thyme, lemon and butter

Roast Dover sole with roast asparagus, thyme, lemon and butter

Dover sole is one of the finest fish to roast whole, delicate, sweet and beautifully tender when cooked simply. If you can, look for fish landed locally and caught by...
Cider and fennel seed  battered fish with the best tartare sauce

Cider and fennel seed battered fish with the best tartare sauce

There are few things more satisfying to cook, or eat, than  crisp battered fish. Good hake works brilliantly here, it stays nice and moist and flaky beneath the golden shell...
Smoky pork sausages with mustard and rosemary glaze

Smoky pork sausages with mustard and rosemary glaze

In this recipe, the sausages hot-smoke and roast at the same time and end up tasting incredible

Honey ice cream

Honey ice cream

Every time I make this ice cream it tastes slightly different to the batch before. That's because different honeys have their own individual flavour, their own character. It's got a...
Butterbean, red onion, tuna, egg and parsley salad

Butterbean, red onion, tuna, egg and parsley salad

This punchy, nutritious salad is packed with goodness and makes an ideal midweek supper, as it’s quick to make and simple to serve. Any leftovers are just the thing for...
Fried eggs and potatoes with dried seaweed flakes

Fried eggs and potatoes with dried seaweed flakes

I once cooked this on the beach for breakfast; it was both simple and delicious

Bavette steak and lobster tacos with samphire and green chilli

Bavette steak and lobster tacos with samphire and green chilli

Bavette has the most incredible texture and flavour and has to be one of my favourite cuts. It’s wonderful with chips and a béarnaise sauce, but sometimes it’s nice to...
Seafood pizza with mussels and cockles

Seafood pizza with mussels and cockles

The result is so rich and full of character that you really don’t need cheese – although anything goes, of course

Coco’s garlic bread

Coco’s garlic bread

Whenever we make pizzas and bake them in the wood oven, my daughter Coco likes to make these garlic breads as well

Wood-roast sardines with herbs and garlic

Wood-roast sardines with herbs and garlic

The results are blistery, salty, garlicky, finger-licking good

Early summer baked eggs with tomatoes, garlic, fennel seeds and lovage

Early summer baked eggs with tomatoes, garlic, fennel seeds and lovage

One of my favourite pasta sauces is made with tomatoes and cream. It’s a simple thing, but the cream enriches the tomatoes beautifully. I’ve taken that idea and applied it...
The classic Scotch egg

The classic Scotch egg

This is my take on my mum’s Scotch eggs, or as i remember them. They were so good and a real treat for us all. Admittedly, theres a little twist...