This one came about because I had some of my homemade barbecue sauce sitting in the freezer (the recipe’s in my sauces collection), but shop-bought is absolutely fine. Instead of carrot in the sofrito I use fennel, and the other…
A cosy pie of roasted butternut squash, red pepper and red onion with lots of sage and Gruyère. You can make it at the weekend and keep it in the fridge with the pastry on, ready to bake when you…
I need to eat more radishes – cooked like this, they’re so good. This is my brunch for one, but it would make a side for two (or just double it). I finish mine with crème fraîche and a sprinkle…
You know I’m not big on desserts, and I don’t like custard, so this is my poor man’s trifle. I made it to run down a bag of frozen raspberries, and a bargain Madeira cake did the rest. Who needs…
I love macaroni cheese, but I like a bit of protein in there too, so this is my dirty mac and cheese. I’d never made it before I filmed it – I even cook the pasta in the same pan…
Pork fillet cut into medallions and squashed flat cooks in minutes. I salt mine in the morning and leave them uncovered in the fridge so they dry out and caramelise beautifully. I serve it with my 50/50 celeriac and potato…
Sometimes I just can’t be bothered to do a full roast and whenever I do this version, the family are more than happy with a bowl of rustic comfort The base of the sauce will be made from all the…
The joy of this recipe is a perfect roast chicken in 1 hour Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt can be bought online and is really worth having as one of your kitchen staples. It’s the least salty of all the salts…
Macerating the tomatoes for a couple of hours, brings out all their juicy sweetness and the marinade can be used as a dressing. If you can’t get hold of burrata, try using buffalo mozzarella. If you can’t get hold of…
Totally delicious moreish, I usually make double the quantity and store the dough rolled in its sausage shape in the freezer. Delicious eaten on their own served with drinks or topped with ricotta and confit tomato. If you are vegetarian…