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Print Recipe APPLE COMPOTE WITH A CREAMY WHIP At heart this is just stewed apples and cream, but it shows how, if you want to, you...
Print Recipe Banana Tarte Tatin This twist on the famous French apple or pear tarte tatin is not only one of the easiest desserts in the...
Print Recipe LEMON AND BASIL GRANITA This is a lovely refreshing ice that we sometimes serve as a palate-cleansing pre-dessert in the restaurants. The pepperiness of...
Print Recipe SALT-CRUST SEA BREAM Cooking fish inside a salt crust is very traditional. The salt insulates the fish from the extremes of heat, ensuring it...
Print Recipe ROAST CHICKEN WITH CHICKPEA STUFFING AND BIG GREEN SALAD This is the way I used to eat roast chicken in France. By slipping a...
Print Recipe GRIDDLED POLENTA WITH ROASTED VINE TOMATOES AND GOAT’S CURD This simple dish is ideal as an easy help-yourself supper (and makes a delicious brunch...
Print Recipe SALTED CARAMEL POPCORN This shows that there’s no food that can’t be given a bit of a makeover. Popcorn’s become a part of our...
Print Recipe DULCE DE LECHE BISCUITS Also known as ‘alfajores’, these crumbly shortbread biscuits are popular all over South America, from Argentina to Peru. They were...
Print Recipe LEMON AND POPPY SEED MADELEINES I fell in love with these delicate sponge cakes when I worked in France and would often treat myself...
Print Recipe TUNA NIÇOISE SALAD This is a classic French salad, which you’ll often see smartened up in restaurants with freshly seared tuna, but I think...
Print Recipe PAN BAGNAT This Provençal classic – essentially a salade Niçoise in a sandwich – is the French equivalent of our Cornish pasty, supposedly a...
Print Recipe MERGUEZ SAUSAGE AND FONTINA STUFFED CROISSANTS This is a big, bold and punchy start to the day, a kind of European take on the...
Print Recipe FENNEL SAUSAGE FRITTATA Sausage and egg, Italian style. The sausage meat is taken out of its casing so it cooks more quickly and allows...
Print Recipe SPICED EGG AND SPINACH BREAKFAST WRAP You’ll find breakfast wraps like these sold by street vendors all over India and they make a really...
Print Recipe TANGY FRUIT SALAD I’ve travelled around the Far East quite a bit over recent years, and as you’d expect, it’s opened my eyes to...
Print Recipe BLONDIES As the name suggests, blondies are a white chocolate version of brownies. I find them a bit more subtle in flavor and they...
Print Recipe CHEAT’S SOUFFLÉ WITH THREE CHEESES This is either a giant eggy pancake or a giant doughy omelette, depending how you look at it. You...