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.

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

Potato cakes with kimchi & cheddar cheese

Potato cakes with kimchi & cheddar cheese

Eating something hot and powerful in the morning can help to kick your day into action 

Scrambled eggs on marmite toast

Scrambled eggs on marmite toast

They were always delicious because she cooked them slowly over a low, gentle heat, as if she were making a custard

Baked eggs with bacon, cream & thyme

Baked eggs with bacon, cream & thyme

This is a simple, quick, rich little breakfast that I like with some buttered malted brown toast

Homemade bacon

Homemade bacon

This is an incredibly simple way to make your own lovely bacon. Anyone can do it, you don’t need any special equipment, nothing can really go wrong

Bubble & squeak, fried pig’s cheek & poached egg

Bubble & squeak, fried pig’s cheek & poached egg

Fry mash and sprouts and salty-sweet bacon, or in this case guanciale, or cured pig’s cheek, and you have a wonderful breakfast

Brussels tops, chorizo, onions & fried egg

Brussels tops, chorizo, onions & fried egg

Brussels tops are just as delicious and nutritious as the sprouts themselves, but not everyone knows that

Oliver’s bloody mary

Oliver’s bloody mary

Oliver’s Bloody Mary changed the way I make this classic. It was such a bold, brilliant cure that it made me smile from the inside out

Purple sprouting broccoli with smoked paprika, yoghurt & eggs

Purple sprouting broccoli with smoked paprika, yoghurt & eggs

This is my spin on traditional Turkish eggs and it makes a brilliant breakfast