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.

Cured trout with rhubarb & rose petals

Cured trout with rhubarb & rose petals

This is a little like making a gravadlax, except I’ve replaced the dill with the heady, aromatic roses and the lemon with the brash acidity of rhubarb

Poached trout

Poached trout

This is a classy dish. I like to serve it while it’s still warm, but not hot, as part of a fine lunch spread

Roast partridge with red cabbage, celeriac & raisins

Roast partridge with red cabbage, celeriac & raisins

This is roast partridge, but instead of serving it with the typical roast trimmings I’m serving it with a very fresh winter salad

Barbecued partridge in yoghurt, fenugreek & black pepper

Barbecued partridge in yoghurt, fenugreek & black pepper

This recipe is a hopeful ode to a fine late-autumn and winter – or at the very least, a dryish one

Roast partridge with sage, thyme & cider

Roast partridge with sage, thyme & cider

Partridge seems to punch above its weight when it comes to flavour and texture

Rabbit with mustard, leeks, rosemary & cream

Rabbit with mustard, leeks, rosemary & cream

Hi cooked it in local cider and double cream; it was wonderfully rich. This is my version

Crispy rabbit with marjoram & lemon mayonnaise

Crispy rabbit with marjoram & lemon mayonnaise

If you’re looking for an entry-level rabbit dish, this is definitely the one

DIY spit roast lamb leg

DIY spit roast lamb leg

If you're keen on cooking outside this might just be the recipe for you...
Rabbit with pappardelle

Rabbit with pappardelle

It’s as rustic as you like, and perfect for a cold winter’s night

Crab apple & fennel seed leather

Crab apple & fennel seed leather

With the bite of spiky sweet fennel seeds, the resulting crab-apple leather is insanely good

Crab apple & blackberry jelly

Crab apple & blackberry jelly

This is a beautiful hedgerow jelly to serve with meat, particularly roast chicken, or with cheese

Crab apples in brown sugar & butter

Crab apples in brown sugar & butter

Proper crab apples are actually very small, like big cherries – big, very sour cherries