One of the many things that I love about living in Italy is being able to get my hands on deliciously fresh clams or vongole at any time. Landlocked Munich has many charms, but a serious lack of fresh seafood, so in Italy, I gorge myself on fish and other
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Soft Honey Vanilla Caramels
One of my favourite things to make in the kitchen is candy. I grew up in a family of sweet-tooths, and some of my earliest cooking memories are of helping my mother, sister or grandmother to make a batch of chocolate fudge or coconut ice. Candy making is kitchen alchemy,
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Farmhouse Rabbit Stew
Unusually for the Italian countryside, we are lucky enough to live in an area of Divieto di Caccia, or a no-hunting zone here in Italy. This means that there are plenty of happy hare and rabbit bouncing around in our fields at dawn and dusk and no hunters and dogs
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Rosehip and Apple Jelly
If you’ve been reading along for a while, you’ll know that I love foraging for food. From wild garlic in the spring to summer elderflowers, I get a real kick out of connecting with nature and exploring all the flavours the seasons have to offer. In autumn, when I’m not
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Perfect Pork Wellington
Hooray, it’s the weekend! Hands up who else is ready for a glass of wine? It’s funny, no matter how long my week has been, getting in the kitchen and cooking some good food is always the best way for me to wind down. Tonight we are having friends over
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White Wine Poached Pears
Ralph Waldo Emerson may have famously said that ‘There are only 10 minutes in the life of a pear when it is perfect to eat’, however, he can’t possibly have been talking about White Wine Poached Pears, one of the world’s most classic and beguilingly simple desserts. Pears, I feel,
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Stuffed Jack o’ Lantern Peppers
One of the best things about cooking for a living is that I get to indulge my inner child and spend all day playing with food. This is never more true than around all the big holidays like Christmas, Easter and Halloween, as it’s a chance to get creative and
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No Knead Multigrain Bread
Deliciously chewy seed and grain bread, made in an hour with no kneading or waiting around required. Sounds impossible, doesn’t it? It is easier than you think with my recipe for No Knead Multigrain Bread. I’ve been making this recipe for many years - I just checked back through the
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Quick Thai Fish Cakes
It’s no secret that I love Thai food. The flavours and scents of the Thai kitchen are among my favourite in the world, with the perfect balance of sweet, spicy, sour and salty transporting me directly to the streets of Bangkok. One of the best known of all Thai street
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Raspberry White Chocolate Eclairs
I was at the market today, and despite the fact that they are wildly out of season, I saw a huge punnet of raspberries for only a couple of euros. Do you think I could resist an opportunity like that? No, of course not! And ‘cause I’m in a baking
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