Print Recipe CORIANDER, GINGER, AND CHILE BUTTER CHICKEN Butter chicken, or murgh makhani, is the dish I always order in Indian restaurants, as it’s a favorite...
Print Recipe GAZPACHO This refreshing cold Spanish soup has got to be the easiest in the world to make and is perfect served al fresco on...
Print Recipe MUSSELS WITH CELERY AND CHILES If you are worried about sustainability, the one seafood you can eat with a totally clear conscience is mussels....
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 CHIP BUTTY Ah, this takes me back. I used to love chip butties – all those different-sized chips smothered with tomato ketchup and sandwiched...
Print Recipe BRUSCHETTE WITH GARLIC, TOMATOES, CAPER BERRIES, AND PECORINO Bruschette make a great starter for a dinner party, or equally a nice light supper dish...
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...
Print Recipe SPICY CHUTNEY Spicing is the light and shade of a good chutney, the element that gives it depth and personality, but don’t go overboard...
Print Recipe CANNELLINI BEAN CROSTINI WITH ANCHOVIES AND OLIVES Cannellini beans are rather bland on their own, so they need plenty of help. Here you are...
Print Recipe BEEF WELLINGTONS You can dress up a beef Wellington with foie gras, porcini mushrooms, or even truffles, but in my opinion, that beautiful beef...
Print Recipe ROASTED RED ONION VINAIGRETTE WITH GREEN BEAN SALAD A lovely salad that works any time of the year alongside grilled meat or fish. By...
Print Recipe FLATBREADS WITH FENNEL AND FETA You’ll find countless variations of pizza around the world, where a dough base is used as a plate to...
Print Recipe SEA BASS WITH FENNEL, LEMON, AND CAPERS Cooking fish in individual foil packets, or en papillote, as they say in France, is a great...
Print Recipe FARFALLE WITH RICOTTA, PANCETTA, AND PEAS Bacon, peas, and cream make a classic pasta sauce. I’ve lightened the whole dish here by using crème...
Print Recipe MEATBALLS IN FRAGRANT COCONUT BROTH To me, a meatball is all about softness and texture and the way it melts in your mouth. Adding...
Print Recipe FRITTO MISTO WITH GARLIC AND SAFFRON MAYONNAISE Battered and fried seafood dipped into garlicky mayonnaise is one of my favorite summer holiday dishes. But...
Print Recipe PORK CHOPS WITH PEPPERS You’ll be amazed at how two such simple things can taste so good together. The sweet and sour peppers cut...
Print Recipe Potato and Beetroot Gratin This is a lovely twist on the classic gratin dauphinois, in which layered potato and beetroot is gently cooked in...
Print Recipe HOME-MADE TORTILLA CHIPS WITH PICO DE GALLO DIP Pico de gallo is a Mexican salsa made of tomato, onion and chilli. It is traditionally...
Print Recipe PORK AND SHRIMP MEATBALLS IN AROMATIC BROTH I’ve always been a fan of that surf ’n’ turf combination, seafood and meat, and these simple...