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.
Bashed cucumbers with green chillies, mint and spring onions
Slow-cooked lamb tagine with chickpeas, prunes, saffron and preserved lemon
A summer raspberry and almond tart
Dorset Lobster Rolls
Smoky aubergine tacos
Like meat, vegetables really benefit from the slow-and-smoky cooking treatment. Aubergines are particularly suited to it
A salad of courgettes, chicken, dill, spring onions and mint
Grilled duck breasts with rosemary and garlic
I keep the fire gentle here – a bed of slow-glowing embers is all you need. This gives the duck fat time to soften and render, resulting in deliciously crisp skin
Pit-baked lobsters in seaweed with aïoli
This is a lovely way to cook whole lobsters. They steam gently and evenly in the seaweed and stay lovely and moist
Onion and kale pizza with mozzarella and anchovies
I’ve been making this autumnal-tasting pizza for years because it’s just so good
A particularly good burger (and wonderful brioche buns)
Courgette and new potato soup with lots of herbs
