Poached Egg with leftover Goat’s Cheese Sauce with Tarragon on Toast

I had a couple of tablespoons of the cheese sauce from the lettuce dish below leftover and decided to use … More

Grilled Lettuce with Goat’s Cheese Sauce and Walnuts

A baby romaine lettuce was languishing in the fridge and I thought this would provide it with a decent end. … More

Boiled Potato, Radish, Dill, Caper Salad

Early this afternoon I sailed in a race on the Thames with the lovely people of Ranelagh Sailing Club. It … More

Claudia Roden’s Persian Rice, with Spiced Roasted Aubergine and Dill, Mint and Cucumber Yogurt

On Tuesday, I’d been thinking about Yotam Ottolenghi’s reference to Claudia Roden’s Persian rice in his Saturday recipe in the … More

Watercress, Beetroot, Walnut Salad with Soft-Boiled Egg

My friend Lawrence asked me this week for an easy thing to make as a starter for a dinner he … More

Celery Leaf, Toasted Walnut, Caper Salad

I made a dish with leeks, carrots and celery in cheese béchamel sauce, and this was the acidic salad to … More

Charred Fennel and Green Beans, with Capers and Tarragon Dressing

This salad of sweet and smoky griddled fennel, with boiled green beans and a lemony tarragon dressing was made to … More

Light Aubergine Parmigiana

I made this to go with the salad below. I’ve put a few aubergine dishes up here before, but then, … More

Baby Courgette, Watercress and Walnut Salad

Before going to a gig I made a light-ish aubergine parmagiana and this salad with some bruschetta for KJ and … More

Oeufs en Cocotte – two ways

Initially I was contemplating beans on toast this evening, which I am certainly a fan of with chips, Encona chilli … More