Grilled Goat’s Cheese, Beetroot, Walnut Salad with Butter Lettuce and Chives

Fresh Walnut, Celery Leaf and Garlic Spaghetti with Roquefort

Since I saw them in the grocer a few days ago, I have been thinking about making pasta with some … More

Simple Lemon (and Gooseberry) Ice Cream

The boat we towed to Scotland, sailing on Loch Long.  On our way up to Cove on Loch Long in … More

Warm Green Beans, Tomatoes, Basil and Garlic

This dish was the other half to the courgette dish described below and was a good companion.  If one were … More

Seared Courgettes with Crispy Sage, Pine Nuts and Parmesan

After my lunchtime visit to a well-known fast food chain, I felt that the evening’s repast should consist of vegetables … More

Marrow (or Courgette) Pie

Mum harvested a courgette that had grown into a large marrow in Suffolk when I was there to sail a … More

Slow Roast Fennel with Goat’s Curd and Walnut on Sourdough Rye with Lamb’s Lettuce Salad

Last week we had a last supper for our friend Dani, who was about to move back to America. Our … More

Peas with Poached Egg

When the fridge is bare, I often eat peas one way or another. This is what I made with peas … 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

Roast Cauliflower Curry with Coconut Milk and Toasted Cashews

Cropthorne Mill, Fladbury Mill rose Zoe and Me : Curry Cooks Cropthorne Mill, which sits on a weir on the … More