diary

28th June, 7.48pm I cut two tomatoes, one red, one green, into smallish pieces and put them in a bowl. … More

Menu for Ayça and Zoe

We prepared and cooked this meal as we went in a very leisurely way while we sitting around drinking and … More

A partial list of Rome

We travel to Rome in the dead days of the new year to see friends and to rinse our mouths … More

Charred Onion Salad

We ate this Turkish-style onion salad with Claudia Roden’s excellent and very simple recipe for rice with red lentils from … More

Solstice Menu for Rebecca Tamás, Amy Key and Emily Hasler

A few months ago Rebecca Tamás asked if I had plans for summer solstice; this conversation came to glorious fruition on Friday … More

Watermelon and Tomato Salad

I first had a version of this salad a few years ago at Stevie Parle‘s restaurant Rotorino, when my friend … More

Feast menu for a summer birthday

It was my mother’s 60th birthday recently and I made her a dinner for 16 people to celebrate. I wanted … More

Buffalo Wings with Fennel, Orange and Caper Salad

This afternoon I had a fun conversation with people on Twitter and on Facebook about which hot sauce to have with … More

Warm Borlotti Beans, Fresh Hazelnut and Chickpeas with Green Dressing; Chard with Melted Butter and Parmesan; Garlic Toasted Sourdough with Tomatoes and Chilli

– I have been visiting Mr Cruson on Camberwell High Street on and off since 2005. His was the first … More

Kohlrabi, Fresh Hazelnut and Greek Yogurt with Salt.

Fresh hazelnuts – image source http://www.joclarkcookingetc.com/ – This recipe was an accidental discovery that went through two stages and is now … More