After what might well be described as a chaotic and stressful evening last weekend, I found myself at my parent’s…
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…
Creamed Swede with Gruyère and Walnut Crumble
Swede is a vegetable that I had not eaten for years; until two weeks ago its flavour was a distant…
Baked Celery Hearts with Butter and Lemon
I wrote this from home in Dallinghoo, where the snowdrops are just coming out. The whole family was at home…
Some fruit after the rich aubergine and polenta. The walnuts have been toasted and tossed in a bit of caramelised…
Roasted Aubergine in Rich Tomato Sauce with Sage and Parmesan Polenta
The River Deben in Woodbridge, from the railway bridge. This morning I took the 8.39am train from Woodbridge to London…
Slow Baked Rice Pudding with Cardamom, Nutmeg and Orange Rind (and Tea-Soaked Prunes)
This is the easiest pudding that I know how to make, and is also among my favourites. I am pretty…
Curried Potato Baked Eggs, with Nigella Seed and Lemon Yogurt
This breakfast was a case of using ingredients that had been in the back of the fridge for far too…
“Traditional Food in Yorkshire” by Peter Brears
Prompted by the marvellous book by Arabella Boxer on English food between the wars (WWI and II) that my Dad gave me…
Chicken in Cinnamon and Honey Tomato Sauce, with Pine Nuts and Bulgur Wheat
Using honey in tomato sauce is common in Moroccan cooking, and I first tasted the combination when mum made something…
Dinner Document 