20 February 2011
Slow-Roast Pork Belly
... extra special mid-week treat this time...... and i really needed it because my baking for the Great british Bake-Off is not going to plan and i'm (...)
24 September 2015
Red velvet cake
... did I ever tell you that The Viking and I share our birthday, the 24th September. It's quite amazing really and I always remember when I first told him my (...)
20 April 2014
Sous vide lamb chops
... one of the things about living with a vegetarian is that I tend not to experiment too much with meat. You'd have to have been living under a rock these (...)
5 April 2015
Slow cooker lamb shanks
... living in rural Lincolnshire as we do, brings a completely different perspective on the food we eat. There are little lambs suckling in the field opposite (...)
8 April 2015
Lemon, polenta and almond passover cake
... onSunday the 10th MayI will be taking part in theBold is Beautifulmarch in central London. Bold is Beautiful is the new philanthropic campaign by the (...)
16 July 2014
Cognac poached pear and frangipane tart
... we're told that the residents of the UK should brace themselves for another heat wave about to sweep the nation. This time this fabulous warmth will be (...)
26 October 2013
Simple Apple Cake
... never has the term 'the apple doesn't fall far from the tree' been more applicable than to our local Sainsbury's supermarket this month because some of the (...)
13 July 2011
Caramelised onion and goat cheese quiche
the lovely Vanessa Kimbell over at Prepped has asked us all to consider our dreams... our dreams for our future... are we already living the dream... what (...)
6 February 2013
Salted caramel and coffee swirl cake
... I will admit i'm finding it really hard to control my weight and not eat cake. I think the issue is less that I don't have the will power to do it but more (...)
5 December 2016
Roast turkey with pork, sage and apple stuffing & trimmings
... for many, preparing the big meal on Christmas Day can be a little stressful. If you’re expecting the hoards to descend then there’s a lot to do and many (...)
12 April 2010
Pea Soup
working from home today so needed something green to keep the creative juices flowing... (well, how else do you expect an international event producer to keep (...)
17 September 2011
Chicken thighs recipe
Gary from Exploits of a Food Nut recently asked me, via twitter, what would be the first thing I cook in my new ranger cooker?... and the answer's not as (...)
13 October 2013
Chocolate Carrot Cake
... I honestly don't mean to obsess about the weather but as I sit here in the kitchen and the rain lashes down at the windows and I notice on the weather (...)
28 March 2013
Roast rack of lamb with honey, rosemary, garlic and granola crust
... the perils of writing for a magazine that ask for copy a month or two in advance means that whilst you can plan all you like to be seasonal you do (...)
24 January 2014
Salted caramel millionaires shortbread
... I think i've been taken for a mug. Over the past couple of months i've been taking scraps of goodies into the office, particularly when i've been baking in (...)
2 July 2016
Sugar-Free Brownie Heaven
... so I thought i'd pick up the sugar-free baton again now that we're getting closer to my very exciting collaboration with Leisure Range Cookers - more on (...)
18 March 2014
Triple layer strawberry jam cake
... one of the wonderful things about living in the middle of the countryside is that when you find your community they tend to stick to you like family and (...)
5 March 2012
Moroccan chicken thighs
... as many of you will know it's always a heart-stopping moment when someone tells you they've made one of your recipes... you hold your breath for one, long, (...)
9 March 2011
Chicken Thighs with Leeks
... I have stolen the inspiration for this recipe from some cook or other who writes for The Times... I make no apologies for this as i feel they stole it from (...)
9 November 2014
Slow-cooked cinnamon-spiced buns
... I always find early November a very strange time of year. Working in the heart of London is like being both front of house and back stage at the worlds (...)
26 June 2015
Ginger beer sticky ribs
... I absolutely adore spare ribs... there's something about food that's invented to be picked up and get messy with that I love. Like many people in the UK it (...)
16 June 2013
Belly of pork at the electric bar & restaurant lincoln
belly of pork at the electric bar and restaurant... sometimes, when you live and work with your partner, even though you're pretty much spending all your time (...)
