Print Recipe BUTTERMILK-FRIED CHICKEN Traditional southern fried chicken is simply coated in seasoned flour and fried, but marinating the chicken in buttermilk first tenderises the meat...
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 ASPARAGUS WITH LEMON AND TARRAGON HOLLANDAISE We’re all becoming more health conscious, and making hollandaise with olive oil instead of butter results in an...
Print Recipe BLOODY MARY LINGUINE This makes an unusual starter or main and just shows how even the most familiar dishes – in this case pasta...
Print Recipe BEEF MEATBALLS WITH ORECCHIETTE, KALE, AND PINE NUTS Orecchiette means “little ears,” and refers to the ear-shaped pasta traditionally used in a Puglian dish...
Print Recipe SLOW-COOKED EGGPLANT This vegetable stew is such a simple combination of ingredients, but they undergo this amazing transformation during cooking to become more than...
Print Recipe LAMB WITH FRIED BREAD Lamb steak is cut from the upper part of the leg, and the bone running through it is full of...
Print Recipe ROAST BEEF SIRLOIN If you buy a good piece of beef, you need do nothing more than rub it with a little olive oil...
Print Recipe ROASTED SQUASH HUMMUS Just as there’s no universal curry powder, nor is there a universal ras el hanout. It is Arabic for “head of...
Print Recipe HALLOUMI, COURGETTE AND HERB CAKES We know halloumi as ‘squeaky cheese’ in our house because of the noise it makes when you bite into...
Print Recipe HASH BROWN BAKED EGGS WITH CANDIED BACON The Americans always know a great breakfast, and they love their hash browns. You could make these...
Print Recipe SLOW-BRAISED STUFFED LAMB BREAST Breast of lamb is a fatty cut that needs slow cooking, but it can be just as rewarding as the...
Print Recipe SLOW-ROASTED PORK BELLY WITH FENNEL Pork is a very sweet meat, so it’s nice to add the vibrant anise flavor of fennel. You’ve got...
Print Recipe ROASTED COD WITH A WALNUT, LEMON, AND PARMESAN CRUST This dish makes a lovely fuss-free supper and is very quick to make. One large...
Print Recipe SLOW-BRAISED BEEF CHEEKS WITH PAPPARDELLE Every Italian family has their own version of the famous tomato and meat ragú, typically made with rabbit or...
Print Recipe SPICY SAUSAGE RICE This is like an old-fashioned jambalaya—a mixture of rice, vegetables, and meat, a bit like risotto but without the need for...
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 CHINESE BRAISED OXTAIL A lot of Chinese cooking involves quick stir-frying over high heat, but they also have a long tradition of slow braises....
Print Recipe SPICED LENTIL SOUP With a good chicken stock at its base, you don’t need many ingredients to create a delicious soup. Red lentils, onion,...
Print Recipe HOME-MADE FISH FINGERS I grew up on white fish such as cod, but pollack is another wonderful fish, perfect in my home-made fish fingers....