Pork and Ginger Stir Fry
Who doesn’t love a good stir fry? With stacks of punchy flavour, healthy vegetables and lean meat, a stir fry is always my go-to when I want to get dinner on the table fast. My recipe for Pork and Ginger…
Category Dinner
Creamy Smoked Fish Pie
The British have, rather unfairly I think, a bit of a bad reputation when it comes to food. Though there are many jokes about British cooking, when it comes to fabulous rib-sticking pub food, they win hands down. I’m talking…
Thai Massaman Beef Curry
I love Thailand, and one of my favourite memories is of attending a cooking school in Bangkok, where we shopped for fresh ingredients at the markets, before cooking meal after meal in a beautiful old colonial house. We practised all…
Chilli Lime Fish Tacos
I grew up in a big family, and with so many kids we had a lot of dinners where everybody could construct their own meal, catering to their likes and dislikes. Burgers, kebabs and even teppanyaki were regularly on the…
Maple Glazed Pork Chops
We’ve all been confronted with a chewy, over-cooked, disappointing pork chop. Pork has become increasingly lean over the last decades, which is great for the waistline, but terrible for the cook, as there is no fat left to keep the…
Roasted Feta Stuffed Mushrooms
I love mushrooms. Truly, mushrooms would have to be one of my desert-island foods. Whether fancy shiitake, the prized porcino, colourful pfifferlinge or plain old button mushrooms, they are all delicious, with their earthy flavour and delicate texture. Whatever time of year it is, mushrooms…
Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil Chicken
As the weather warms up, the idea of spending hours in a hot kitchen becomes increasingly unattractive. When the sun is shining we all want light, quick meals, maximum flavour with minimum fuss so we can get back to enjoying…
Turkish Chicken Shish Kebabs
I am declaring barbecue season officially open! To get the ball rolling I have a truly delicious recipe for you, one that I have on rotation all summer long. Turkish Chicken Shish Kebabs (Tavuk Siş) are tender, tangy and so…
Beef and Lentil Cottage Pies
It’s a sunny Sunday, still and quiet here. The clouds and blustery winds of the last few days have finally departed, leaving a bright blue, cloudless sky in their wake. It’s the ideal day to get some work done on…
Braised Chicken and Beans
It’s been a real spring day today, with bursts of brilliant sunshine interrupted by squalls of rain. The mountain opposite the house has been disappearing periodically behind a veil of clouds, then suddenly appearing again, green and lush with all…
