diary

29th May, 7.40am I placed a small pan of water on to heat up and filled the kettle with water … More

28th May, 7.30am I cooked two eggs just below boiling point for 6 minutes and put them in a small glass … More

walnuts, lemon, pasta

Recipe for Sarah’s cupboard 100g walnuts 150 ml olive oil 1 large garlic clove or 2 smaller ones 1 lemon … More

A recipe for Zoe’s cupboard Ingredients 3-4 garlic cloves, crushed 2 teaspoons cumin 2 teaspoons of turmeric 1 teaspoon of … More

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

A recipe made using what I anticipated wouldn’t be quite ideal ingredients, but which were in fact, very ideal. We … More

(I first published this piece via TinyLetter) * I arrive at the Guildhall Library in the City of London to … More

Menu Chez Panisse Chicken Wings Onions BBQ’d in their skins with crème fraîche and fresh mint BBQ’d vegetable salad An … More

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

I made this as a starter / canapé. Would be enough for 4 people I think (though there were three … More