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.

Kedgeree

Kedgeree

There are some things we eat in our lives that leave a mark on us, a remembrance scar.

Roast squash and plums in garlic, ginger and chilli

Roast squash and plums in garlic, ginger and chilli

Nothing says autumn like woodland, as its leaves take on a thousand shades of gold, chestnut and tawny. Except, maybe... a tray of roasted squash

Autumn vegetable stew

Autumn vegetable stew

Sometimes early autumn can be just as warm and beautiful as late summer.

Sweetcorn, radicchio and white bean soup

Sweetcorn, radicchio and white bean soup

Taste is one of several traits that make us human.

Sweetcorn, rosemary and smoked cheddar soufflé

Sweetcorn, rosemary and smoked cheddar soufflé

Is the soufflé on the brink of extinction? It’s certainly been on the endangered list since I started cooking, over 20 years ago.

Sweetcorn with damsons, chilli, garlic and smoked paprika

Sweetcorn with damsons, chilli, garlic and smoked paprika

I can’t think of another vegetable that we eat like a corn on the cob.

Raspberry and oat shortcake

Raspberry and oat shortcake

I don’t really know what a shortcake is, but I’ve always liked how it sounds, so I’m calling this a shortcake for that reason.

A frozen raspberry parfait

A frozen raspberry parfait

This lovely, summery raspberry pudding is perfect if you’re looking for something cool and fruity to serve on a hot day. It’s a particularly good recipe to put together in...
Raspberry and rhubarb crumble

Raspberry and rhubarb crumble

When you sit down to a bowl of warm raspberry and rhubarb crumble, it’s easy to forget that the apple ever existed at all.

Raspberries with chicory, olive oil and burrata

Raspberries with chicory, olive oil and burrata

If I had to choose only one of our soft red fruits, it would be the raspberry.

A blueberry clafoutis

A blueberry clafoutis

A clafoutis is a traditional fruit pudding from the Limousin region of France. It’s usually made with black cherries but blueberries are equally good

Blueberry, honey and lavender mess

Blueberry, honey and lavender mess

I was invited to the Arctic Circle in the autumn, walking in the hills, cooking by the ocean, before the snow came and the cod left. Blueberries grow wild everywhere.