SPINACH, PINE NUTS STUFFED LAMB RECIPE
STUFFED LAMB WITH SPINACH AND PINE NUTS People often think lamb should go with mint, but it’s nice to go off piste, as here, with feta, pine nuts, and spinach. A lovely yogurt and cucumber dressing...
View ArticleHOMEMADE GNOCCHI RECIPE
HOMEMADE GNOCCHI This is a great way to use up baked or boiled potatoes. You can make gnocchi with just flour and eggs, but potato gives it a beautiful, light, fluffy texture, while the ricotta adds a...
View ArticleORZO PASTA SALAD RECIPE
ORZO PASTA SALAD The pepperiness of the rocket, the perfume of the basil and the acidity of the dressing work beautifully together in this salad. Orzo looks like barley, but is actually made of pasta....
View ArticleApple Compote 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 can enhance every component of a dish to create something greater than the sum of...
View ArticlePOMEGRANATE SPATCHCOCK QUAIL RECIPE
POMEGRANATE MOLASSES-MARINATED SPATCHCOCK QUAIL This recipe is full of Middle Eastern flavours. I love the combination of spices and sweetness from the pomegranate molasses. The longer you can leave...
View ArticleCARAMELIZED FIGS WITH RICOTTA RECIPE
CARAMELIZED FIGS WITH RICOTTA Slow cooking benefits not only meat: it allows fruit to develop its natural sugars too. The figs here are basted in a balsamic vinegar caramel and then roasted gently in...
View ArticleSkate Chicory Anchovy Salad Recipe
SKATE, CHICORY AND ANCHOVY When poached and allowed to grow cold, skate sets beautifully into a firm but giving fish whose natural structure shreds perfectly for our salad-making purposes. Servings6...
View ArticleLEMON PISTACHIO BAKLAVA RECIPE
LEMON AND PISTACHIO BAKLAVA The classic Middle Eastern tea-time treat of layers of chopped nuts interlaced with flaky filo pastry and finished off in sugar syrup. The lemon helps to cut through the...
View ArticlePear Ginger Galette Recipe
PEAR AND GINGER GALETTE This shows just how quick and easy it can be to make a fruit tart, especially if you take the cheat’s option of ready-made pastry (in which case you’ll need a 320g sheet of...
View ArticleBURRATA WITH FIG JAM CROSTINI RECIPE
BURRATA WITH QUICK BALSAMIC FIG JAM AND CROSTINI Burrata is an extra creamy mozzarella from Puglia in the heel of Italy. It’s a beautiful cheese that deserves to be the star attraction, but it has to...
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