Oeufs en Cocotte with Ceps, Crème Fraîche and Sage

After what might well be described as a chaotic and stressful evening last weekend, I found myself at my parent’s … More

Poached Egg with Sage Sauté Potatoes, Swiss Chard and Goat’s Cheese

Yesterday at the grocer I bought some Swiss chard thinking that it would go with the pot-roasted garlic chicken I … More

Swede is a vegetable that I had not eaten for years; until two weeks ago its flavour was a distant … More

I wrote this from home in Dallinghoo, where the snowdrops are just coming out. The whole family was at home … More

Some fruit after the rich aubergine and polenta. The walnuts have been toasted and tossed in a bit of caramelised … More

The River Deben in Woodbridge, from the railway bridge. This morning I took the 8.39am train from Woodbridge to London … More

This is the easiest pudding that I know how to make, and is also among my favourites. I am pretty … More

This breakfast was a case of using ingredients that had been in the back of the fridge for far too … More

Prompted by the marvellous book by Arabella Boxer on English food between the wars (WWI and II) that my Dad gave me … More