Goats cheese & vegetable Tray Bake
This recipe is often never the same because I tend to use whatever is is the fridge and needs using…
Baked Prawn Risotto
This recipe is hugely sentimental to me and there’s a lovely foodie story to accompany. When James (our now 20…
Pressed cider braised pork belly
I am happy to cook with fat but don’t ask me to eat it. Our family is a case of…
Mustard & herb poached chicken
There are lots of soft herbs available so mix up the combination using what you have available. Buy chicken pieces…
Roast Turkey Crown & Confit Legs
I was always put off cooking turkey because it takes so long on the day. This recipe enables you to…
Smoked Mackerel Paté with Horseradish
This will keep in the fridge for a few days. Soaking the mackerel in milk takes some of the “fishiness”…
Roasted Pumpkin Soup
In the autumn and winter months there is an abundance of pumpkins and squash in the supermarkets. For cooking, don’t…
Mustard cabbage
I love cabbage with fatty or rich meat. Don’t discard the dark outer leaves of your cabbage, just devein them…
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Classic pudding perfect to serve at dinner parties. Serve with vanilla ice cream or extra thick whipped double cream. Always…
Toad in the hole
On a cold winters night nothing beats a great toad in the hole. There are loads of variations that you…
Sautéed spring vegetables
Radish are one of the first things that starts to fruit on the veg patch in early spring. I’m always…
Plum upside down cake
I remember making this upside down cake 20 years ago and lost the original recipe. It took a couple of…