Recipes & Other Stories

salmon

From the smokehouse round the corner….

From the smokehouse round the corner…. Over this Christmas I filled up on amazing salmon. It was…

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artichoke_risotto

Spiky, art-y, rice-y.. lovely artichoke risotto!

This is a quick and easy risotto recipe, and I like to make it with the spiky…

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ossobuco

Tangy ossobuco

This is a meal I absolutely love making when the temperature suddenly turns to cold. It is…

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Jerusalem_soup

Jerusalem delight, no pain guaranteed!

My first memory of Jerusalem artichokes is yummy and painful all the same. Although quite obscure to…

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7salad

The 7 Salad

I made this salad with the vegetables I found in my fridge on my return from Argentina…

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patagonia_glacier

Lamb at the Masters’

I had this amazing lamb in the most impervious place you could imagine. Hardly where you would…

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chezmanu_sign

A fine restaurant at the end of the world

One late morning of a windy day in mid November, I landed at the End of the…

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tagliatelle_rabbit_ragu

Fresh tagliatelle with rabbit ragu’

This is a Piedmontese speciality, and I made it on a cold autumn night just before leaving…

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Harira with chickpeas and the last of the pumpkin

I made this North african inspired stew last night and it was a real winter warmer.  …

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Pasta con sarde, northern style

When we went to Sicily for a friend’s wedding this May, we stayed in Zafferana Etnea at…

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