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Spanish Mackerel with Chickpeas & Pearled Spelt
There are times when I wander into the fishmonger with not the foggiest idea what I'm going to buy. Although probably a little frustrating for everyone queued up behind me as I um and ah, it does mean...
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Spicy Prawn Noodle Soup
Who knew there are calories in ground cumin?I watched Michael Mosley's Horizon documentary, Eat, Fast and Live Longer, on BBC2 last year with interest. Michael Mosley set himself the challenge to live...
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Stilton, Potato & Caramelised Onion Tart
Whenever we go into a cheese shop the first thing my 2 year old son will do is ask for stilton. Usually at the top of his voice, much to the amusement of anyone in earshot. He's well known at both of...
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Clotted Cream & Stem Ginger Shortbread
My friend came back from Cornwall recently with a little gift of some clotted cream for me. Not one of those tubs you can buy in the supermarket (you know, the sort that doesn't even do a round of...
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Pistachio, Raspberry & Rose Bundt - A Wedding Present
Once upon a time, there were two girls who lived in South East London and who both loved baking. Over a glass or three of wine they plotted and planned and decided to share their passion for all...
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Spelt, Sprouted Bean & Tomato Salad
The glorious Isle of Wight tomatoes which have brightened my days all summer are still tasting pretty good, but my mind has already begun to wander to the the delights of autumn. My favourite season,...
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Plum & Cobnut Tart
There was a lot of baking going on in our house last weekend. I was recipe testing choux pastry for a chocolate & salted caramel Paris-Brest. But even with a litre of chocolate custard in the...
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Fig Frangipane Cake
Drop whatever you're doing and go and buy some figs. Quick. It's time to make the most of them before their season is done and dusted. You'll need the ripest, juiciest figs you can lay your hands on....
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Butternut Squash, Smoked Haddock & Kale Tart with Wholemeal WalnutPastry
Autumn in a tart. Nutty, wholemeal pastry packed full of some of my favourite autumnal ingredients. I am slightly obsessed with Autumn. It's the one time of year when the seasonal fruit and vegetables...
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Roasted Red Pepper & Tomato Soup with Harissa Oil
The sun came out today. It brightened up my day.If I ignore the cheeky bitter wind, my winter coat and bright yellow woolly scarf I can almost (almost) imagine that the warm rays on my face are from...
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Orange & Marzipan Hot Cross Buns
My overwhelming memory of homemade hot cross buns is of tough, practically inedible, crosses. So distracting were they, that I have no recollection of the buns themselves. Although I very much doubt...
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Wild Garlic Socca & Whipped Feta
Each year, as the vibrant green, pungent leaves start creeping onto menus and into recipes, I wonder why I didn't take my friend Danny up on his offer last year (and the year before, and the year...
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Leek, Jersey Royal & Cheddar Galette with Sprouted Spelt & HazelnutPastry
The beginning of this year was fairly full on in our house. Exhausted, yet with much partying to be done, something had to give. There were a few more take aways, leftovers began taking up permanent...
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British Asparagus Crostini with Parsley Pesto
Pesto - pounded sauce by any other name - is my current obsession.It all started with a long, lazy Easter weekend with family on the outskirts of Paris. Four days of cooking, eating, drinking good wine...
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Banana Sourdough Pancakes
Banana Sourdough PancakesFeeding my boys is a full time job. Or at least it feels that way. No sooner have the early morning cries for porridge been met than fruit needs distributing and packed lunches...
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Savoury Cake with Spiced Onions & Chickpeas
Savoury Cake with Spiced Onions & ChickpeasHave I told you about Band of Bakers? If not, it's probably about time I did. It's my fourth baby (my first was a cat and the middle two are human)....
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Bakewell Pudding Ice Cream
Bakewell Pudding Ice CreamI am well aware that September is not usually the time of year to be publishing an ice cream recipe. Until the beginning of this week, my mind had begun to turn to corn on the...
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Apricot, Almond & Amaretto Mincemeat
One of my earliest memories of food at Christmas time is of my mum appearing by my bedside late one evening, a large mixing bowl rested in the crook of her arm. It was dark, with just a flicker of...
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Festive Rocky Road
Festive Rocky RoadCalories are essential.You're on the home straight. The final push. You need to keep your energy (and spirits) up.Whether you're partying hard, wrapping a mountain of presents,...
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Caramelised Shallot & Chestnut Tarte Tatin with Spelt Olive Oil Pastry
Caramelised Shallot & Chestnut Tarte TatinOld recipes need to be revisited. Viewed afresh. Updated. There are new ideas and techniques. Ways to improve. Ingredients which have become more readily...
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Carrot, Cashew & Apricot Stuffing Balls
Carrot, Cashew & Apricot Stuffing BallsNever wishing to feel like I'm missing out, I have to admit to being a little miffed if Christmas Day comes around and I find that I have to forgo all of the...
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Winter Slaw (or the only way to eat red cabbage)
Red cabbage and sprouts. Two vegetables best eaten raw. After a childhood of sprout and red cabbage aversion (in which I am fully aware I am not alone) it was a revelation to discover that neither...
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Blood Orange, Fennel & Hazelnut Salad
On a grey and dank Winter’s day, when even the thought of waiting at a bus stop or standing in the playground whilst your toddler heads for his five hundredth go on the slide fills you with frostbite...
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Beetroot Labneh
I first made this ‘pink labneh’ with my two young sons – one who loves labneh and one who loves everything pink – as a way of reintroducing them to beetroot. Both ate beetroot as babies (one perhaps...
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Chippy Chips
If you could only eat one carb for the rest of your life, which one would it be?Rice? Potatoes? Pasta? Bread?It's a silly question, I know, but one which gets your brain whirring nonetheless. The sort...
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