Herb Baked Fish with Pea Purée, Samphire & Shoots

Main Course, Spring, Summer

Introducing my herb baked fish with pea purée & samphire, served with roasted new potatoes; basically a posh version of fish, chips and mushy peas.  Hey blog, it’s been a while. The truth is that in between cooking for multiple retreats, teaching work,...

Kumquat Salsa with Baked Whole Red Mullet

Main Course, Spring

Inspired by one my recent retreat chef trips to Southern Portugal I’ve recreated one of my favourite recent recipes; Kumquat Salsa with Baked Whole Red Mullet.  I’ve been incredibly lucky to spend much of the last month working in Portugal, a country that until...

Lemon Cashew Cheesecake with Ginger Roasted Rhubarb

Dessert, Spring

Cheesecake in the loosest sense of course as there is no cheese in this cake. Soaked cashews do wonderful job along with tonnes of lemon juice to create a fresh take on a classic dish. I served this vegan lemon cashew cheesecake with ginger roasted rhubarb at my first...

Wild Garlic, Rocket and Goat’s Cheese Gözleme

Light Bites / Soup, Spring

Wild Garlic, Rocket and Goat’s Cheese Gözleme is a delicious recipe from Henrietta Inman’s second cookbook, The Natural Baker. I am delighted to be sharing a recipe from Henrietta’s new book The Natural Baker on my blog today.  With a background and...

Chicken, Purple Sprouting Broccoli & Pomegranate Molasses Traybake

Main Course, Spring

This traybake combines chicken marinated in pomegranate molasses with an early spring mix of vegetables; purple sprouting broccoli, Jerusalem artichoke, blood orange and a cheeky sprinkle of pomegranate arils.  The perfect flavour complement to a glass of *Appletiser...

Rhubarb Khoresh with Chickpeas & Chard

Main Course, Spring

A Persian Stew  I swear that in the 1980s rhubarb was not the height of the home grown veg trend I feel it has become.  Maybe as a child all I could perceive was that no vegetables were trendy, whereas the truth was and still is, that its something you tend to...