The beauty of cooking a humble ingredient such as chicken is that it’s used in pretty much all cuisines. I have prepared chicken with 40 cloves of garlic many times, it’s a French classic. The other I picked up from a chef I had the opportunity to work with from Mougins, some years ago, vinegar…
Recipes
Cauliflower Cheese Tart
This was ‘I don’t know where the day has gone and I haven’t planned dinner kind of meal’. In fact I raided the fridge in desperation only to find cauliflower, spinach leaves and cheddar cheese to work with. (I always try to buy vegetables in season and cauliflower is superb at the moment). As a…
Mother’s Day Almond Cake With Rhubarb & Rose Yogurt
With the clocks ‘Springing’ forward this weekend, yes an hour less in bed but longer days, surely has to be a good thing. Why not take the time to make this simple almond cake, naturally gluten free for Mother’s Day. While appreciation for a parent should be every day of the year, I still love…
Sri Lankan Dhal and Chapatis
With beautiful golden beaches lined with palm trees, tea plantations nestled on misty mountain tops, bustling traffic packed cities, tuk-tuks, elephants, bananas and coconuts. Sri Lanka has so much to offer. We visited the cultural triangle between Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Dambulla, it has a profusion of wildlife, exotic plants and World Heritage Sites. The palace…
Smoked Haddock Fishcakes with Lemon Butter Sauce
Having experienced an incredible trip to Sri Lanka and arriving back in the UK in March, Spring and my birthday month, happy days! Our holiday was amazing, the food utterly delicious and the people so warm and welcoming. More on this when I post a few recipes from my time working with a Sri Lankan…
Spiced Lemon Chicken Wraps
I can’t describe myself as a vegetarian but by and large I steer away from meat when I think about what to prepare for our supper. Every now and then however I go through periods of eating meat more regularly. One of our family favourites is roast chicken, free range from my local farm, it’s…
Swedish Seeded Limpa Bread
There is quite a revolution happening in British kitchens, no longer are we satisfied with supermarket pre-packed sliced, we want to master a home baked loaf. Now if you follow my blog you’ll know that I am a sourdough addict, occasionally though I find I just haven’t enough time to bake my sourdough. This is…
Rhubarb & Blood Orange Frangipane Tart
Time both flies and stands still when you’re looking forward to something. I have a holiday booked and I’m happy to say it’s now imminent. Lots to sort out before we depart though so my desk is littered with list upon list. When we do have the opportunity to travel we endeavour to explore somewhere…
Blissful Lemon Energy Bites
I’m often asked what I like to snack on, believe it or not I don’t have an exceptionally sweet tooth (I know this is hard to believe as I make an inordinate amount of cakes but they are not for me!) but I do crave a little something in the afternoon when I’m reaching for the…
Roasted Cauliflower and Butternut Squash Salad
Cauliflower used to be boring, well not anymore! Its reputation couldn’t be more different today, as more and more health conscious people adopt a gluten free, low carb, plant based diet, a growing number of us are replacing flour, rice and other simple carbs with vegetables. Cauliflower, in particular because of its mild flavour and…
