Open Ravioli with Chorizo & Cabbage
Make this as hot or as mild as you like. Easy inexpensive weeknight supper.
Pork fillet stuffed with gorgonzola & pear
I have been looking through my old notebooks from the 1980’s. This was one of my favourite dishes to make for a dinner party. Pork fillet is a lovely inexpensive piece of meat, It’s a rich dish so unless you…
Mushroom paté
Luxurious vegetarian paté with a hint of truffle. Buy the best quality truffle oil you can afford, ideally you want one made with truffle shavings rather than flavouring or a combination of the two.
Roast pork fillet with red pepper relish
My first memory of exceptional restaurant food was when I went to Odette’s Restaurant in Primrose Hill sometime around 1982. They served a version of this dish and I went back to my little bedsit and tried to recreate the…
Baked tomato rice
I wanted to design a quick fix rice dish using up vegetables and a tin of condensed soup. Perfect for children and jazz it up with chilli flakes and whatever herbs you like for a more grown up version.
Cod with veg & pasta
Use sustainable cod or you could use, haddock, hake or pollock. Get everything prepared before you start and you should be able to pull the dish together in just 15 minutes. If you want to make this dish meat free,…
Wild garlic (or tarragon) mayonnaise
The garlic season is fleeting so the wild garlic can be replaced with tarragon or the young leaves from Jack By The Hedge (see photo). This keeps well in the fridge in an airtight jar/container for up to a week…
Crab linguine
This a lovely quick supper dish, full or gorgeous flavours – Serves 4
Pan cooked chicken breast with couscous
We tend to have a lot highly spiced food and sometimes it’s good to have something with more delicate flavours. Here I use skin on chicken breast for added flavour when cooking. The dish is just as lovely without the…
