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.

Faggots

Faggots

Faggots are a traditional savoury, much loved throughout the Midlands and Wales, and something we make a lot at River Cottage. They are a good way to use the offal...
Wholemeal rhubarb and ginger upside-down cake

Wholemeal rhubarb and ginger upside-down cake

This is a proper ‘pudding cake’ to serve warm from the oven with hot, thick vanilla custard or cold double cream.

Black pudding Scotch eggs

Black pudding Scotch eggs

How do you improve on perfection? You add black pudding of course! These scotch eggs are just the thing for brunch, lunch or supper any day of the week. We...
Winter soup with Orzo, smoked bacon, white beans and kale

Winter soup with Orzo, smoked bacon, white beans and kale

This is so much more than a soup.