Bacon and butternut squash risotto
A season-agnostic treat; bacon and butternut squash risotto is brimming with sweet and green flavours
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Jul 198 min read
Creamy pasta with peas, broad beans and spinach
This recipe for pasta in a Roman-style cream sauce with peas, broad beans and spinach is incredibly quick and easy; perfect for summer
Jun 55 min read
Mustard chicken with beetroot soured cream spätzle
Mustard chicken with beetroot soured cream spätzle is a gorgeous combination of North German Baltic flavours
May 156 min read
Tuscan pasta with fennel and sausage
Tuscan pasta with fennel —and sausage for those who eat meat—is another dish that can be readily be vegetarian or not.
Mar 259 min read
Duck with plums and smoked peppers
Duck with plums and smoked peppers, an entirely new recipe inspired by a single spice—Piment du Béarn fumé.
Nov 7, 20236 min read
Roast chicken stuffed with haggis and prunes
Roast chicken stuffed with haggis—vegetarian haggis in this case—and prunes is hardly a traditional dish. But, it's what I whimsically...
Sep 13, 20234 min read
Neapolitan creamy pasta with fennel and red peppers
A creamy Neapolitan pasta, this lacto-vegetarian dish with fennel, red peppers and celery was just of one of many dishes my father...
Jul 16, 20234 min read
Pea, spinach and lemon risotto
Pea, spinach and lemon risotto, a vegetarian meal—vegan if you leave out the cheese. Another healthy summer dish for kids
Jul 10, 202310 min read
Levantine chicken with walnut sauce
A hack for Levantine chicken with walnut sauce, a delicious, quick meal that's nutritious and healthy. An easy take on Lebanese roz a djej.
Jul 4, 20234 min read
Summer broccoli soup with pistachios
A delicious vegetarian summer broccoli soup with pistachio nuts started out as a recipe I cooked for kids.
Jul 1, 20239 min read
Never on a Sunday roast lamb
A distinctly Greek take on the British tradition of Sunday roast lamb served with roast tatties, carrots with sesame and minted broad beans
Feb 11, 20236 min read
Cocky whine; mon coq au vin
Coq au vin, the French classic that has too long suffered the snobbery of contemporary foodies, here joyously revived
Dec 11, 20225 min read
Duck and covet
A pasta dish showcasing the delicate flavours of smoked duck and lots of green freshness, this is another dish that delivers maximum impact
Nov 15, 20223 min read
Poshy Max
Created especially for Gina and Annika Line Trost of the pop group Cobra Killer, a new, smart-arse take on the Strammer Max
Sep 5, 20223 min read
Go Greek lightning
A quick and easy dish of lamb skewers in a Greek style served with stuffed spaghetti squash and tzatziki
Jul 18, 20223 min read
Spaghetti with seared tuna
spaghetti con tonno, literally spaghetti with tuna, is a quick and easy dish with a spicy pepper twist
Jul 4, 20224 min read
Chicken Marengo? I Should, Coco...
Chicken Marengo is a classic dish of chicken, mushrooms and tomatoes, dressed up with seafood and eggs.
Jun 25, 20223 min read
Evergreen vanishing point
A quick and easy summer fresh pasta dish that foregrounds broccoli and anchovies; perfect for summer
May 6, 20226 min read
Greek octopus salad and broad beans
Greek octopus salad and a broad beans side dish with a Greek salad-style "salsa", a great combination for warmer weather
Aug 12, 202112 min read
A stodgy, dodgy history of risotto
Forget the apocryphal legends behind how risotto was born. This is the real story behind the Italian rice staple, warts and all
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