Lime and Caper Mayonaisse
This is a quick and easy recipe to pep up a potato salad, into which you can dip a fat, golden chip or smother onto a burger bun. TIP I use Hellman’s real mayonnaise and the Waitrose nonpareille (literally … Read More
This is a quick and easy recipe to pep up a potato salad, into which you can dip a fat, golden chip or smother onto a burger bun. TIP I use Hellman’s real mayonnaise and the Waitrose nonpareille (literally … Read More
The sweet, meaty flesh of a lobster, (freshly caught off the island of Skyros in Greece happens to be my favourite memory), sipping wine from a terribly elegant glass whilst basking in a spectacular sunset. If only I could bottle … Read More
I love this punchy, highly perfumed sauce. I make it at the beginning of the week in the cafe and it lasts well in the fridge. The above salad of smoked salmon, avocado and beetroot begs for this emulsion to … Read More
This is one of the easiest sauces to produce. It packs a punch and has a depth and warmth that belies its simplicity. When I last made it, I had vegetarian, meat eating and pescatarians to dinner and I served chicken, … Read More
Sauce brings everything together on a plate. Gravy for the roast, a silky Hollandaise draped over poached eggs, the five French mother sauces showing off a vital skill if you want to be considered a decent cook. This particular glossy, … Read More
I’d never seen elephant garlic before. A visit to a house in Somerset led me to the vast gardens in which I first spotted the long, thick stalks with a a flowering head. Elephant garlic actually belongs to the onion … Read More
This almost ‘Cryptonite’ emulsion, so vibrantly green and delicious, can be whizzed up in a couple of minutes. It’s a terrific addition to a lamb or beef stew, drizzled over a root vegetable soup or dotted around a plate of seared scallops with cauliflower puree. … Read More
Sauces bring everything together in a dish. The ultimate comfort food and most saucy of meals, for me anyway, is fish pie. Indulgent, creamy, oozing flavour from the fish, the pea puree and this wonderful, glossy sauce. TIP You can also dress up … Read More