Seville Orange Curd

Ingredients 5 Seville Oranges 200g sugar 100g unsalted butter 3 free range eggs and 1 yolk How to make: Make … More

Best Brioche Roll Recipe by The Cake Shop, Suffolk

The finished rolls made to Dave’s recipe It is useful to have a professional baker on speed dial sometimes, such … More

Courgette, Ricotta and Basil Tart with Spelt Shortcrust Pastry

– For our most recent SITTINGROOM (a curated poetry night hosted in a number of people’s houses) I made this … More

Ratatouille (with roast Poussin)

– I narrowly avoided eating a McDonalds on the way back from the library last Thursday: it was late and … 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

Quick Courgette, Dill, Mint, Parsley and Walnut Pasta

– This took me 15 minutes to make for a late night supper for one. Sam tried some when he … More

Ode to the Artichoke

A young artichoke that I planted in my parents’ vegetable patch in Suffolk. I wrote this rather heated poem about … More

Walnut, Oregano and Lemon Tagliatelle with Roast Radicchio Salad

This meal was a brief, pleasurable interlude in a mad day of work, in which I was writing until 2am.  … More

Chicken with Figs

My housemate and I were ill. We needed fortifying, so chicken seemed like a good idea. There’s nothing wrong with … More