Herb Infused Mashed Potato
It’s funny the places recipes come from. I was watching The Bear on Disney + and they mentioned a mashed potato with herbs infused into the butter. I cooked it, I tasted it. It blew my mind, here is my…
Grilled Mackerel with Cucumber & Ginger Pickle
The pickle can be made up t0 2 hours ahead of time. The mackerel can either be cooked under the grill or for a bit of showmanship in front of your guests, they can be cooked with a blow torch…
Chicken Shawarma
As this recipe is for my 6 minute BBC radio slot I am sharing a quick version but also the recipe if you want to make your own shawarma marinade. An authentic shawarma would use skin on boneless joints but…
BRT (Bacon, Rocket & Tomato) Pasta
I wanted the flavours of a BLT but didn’t fancy a sandwich for dinner so came up with this idea. Lettuce wouldn’t work so I replaced it with rocket piled on the top at the end. When the rocket is…
Stuffed Courgette
One of many recipes used when with the summer glut
Salmon Medallions with Prawn Bisque
An impressive way to present and cook salmon. Medallions of anything always reminds me of the 1980’s when it was a trendy way to serve food. This method steams and then bakes. I serve it with prawn bisque but you…
Salmon with Buttery Colcannon
Salmon is absolutely delicious, sustainably farmed and inexpensive. I get mine form the fish counter at Tesco, which is fantastic. I find it much more cost-effective to buy a whole side of salmon, skin it and cut it into portions…
Tuna with Chicken Butter Sauce & Sauté Potatoes
I have kept this very simple with just sauté potatoes as an accompaniment. The quantity of sauce could serve 4 if you need but when a sauce tastes this good, I want a lot of it!
Massimo’s Beetroot Gnocchi
I am very grateful to Massimo Fenati for sharing his recipe with me. No potato in these beauties, they keep for 2 days in an airtight container in the fridge or freeze for up to 3 months and cook from…
Meatballs with Tomato Sauce
There is nothing better than meatballs with sauce. Whether you serve them with pasta, potatoes or simply on their own the most important thing is to make them light in texture. Follow this recipe for meatballs you make over and…