Brunch at The Hogarth Club in Chiswick had me recreating a dish that my companion wisely chose; a toasted bagel topped with mushrooms on one half, watercress and a whipped feta and beetroot dip on the other half. The devoted … Read More
A Jewish customer at the Wembley café had not eaten latkes since his grandmother had made them for him back in the seventies. Spurred on by my own memories of grating potatoes for my Polish mother, I decided to make … Read More
Keeping things simple, easy to produce and ahead of time is becoming more and more inviting in our busy lifestyles. Even the tightest of budgets can afford this lovely starter. It doesn’t require very much smoked salmon and the addition … Read More
Salty, earthy and grown up is what I call tapenade. I could dive in all day. Even people who don’t like anchovies are converted when they gently scoop a little pile onto a parmesan shortbread or a sourdough biscuit such … Read More
I’m very puzzled by people buying commercial pasta sauces. They are mostly very bad indeed and whilst I realise that the pace of life is such that sometimes for ease we’ll cheat, I just could not bring myself to open a … Read More
Yellow fin tuna has a mild flavour and can take on a plethora of flavours. I love heat with tuna and I like to serve this with a spicy tomato and coriander salsa (see recipe), garlicky spinach and saffron … Read More
Heat is a personal thing of course. I happen to love it but I’m not attempting to blow your head off with this recipe. At any rate, you can reduce the amount of chilli or substitute a tsp of cayenne … Read More
This is currently my favourite soup. It has a warmth and a depth that is just very moorish. TIP Some people find that whole peanuts are a bit much so you can crush them lightly in a polythene bag before … Read More