Potted Shrimp

Potted Shrimp

“The great British skill of potting meat and fish seems to have been for the most part forgotten by most of today’s chefs. Well made potted foods are national dishes of which we should be justly proud.” Fine English Cookery (1973) Michael Smith Potted fish, originally...
Pear Chutney

Pear Chutney

Stars align and events coincide. More often than not, it happens when you’re looking the other way. I was recently re-reading the late Laurie Colwin’s delightfully witty More Home Cooking (1993) and in the chapter In Praise of Pears she cites a delicious Pear Chutney,...
Cheese Soufflé

Cheese Soufflé

We keep a few chickens, and give or take their seasonal mood swings; we get a lot of fine eggs. And for me there can be no argument about what constitutes a fine egg. When you nurture free-range chickens that eat all manner of bugs, worms and vegetation during their...
Grilled Chicken [Gai Yang]

Grilled Chicken [Gai Yang]

In a media-dominated culinary world where speed and convenience outweigh depth and tradition, Thai cooking is often seen at odds with our modern kitchen vocabulary. One of the world’s greatest cuisines; it requires care, time and attention in order to respect...
Tuscan Biscotti [Cantucci di Prato]

Tuscan Biscotti [Cantucci di Prato]

“I have come to believe that anyone who walks into a kitchen should know how to make biscuits. Biscuits are the utility infielder of the culinary world. They can be plain, spicy, savoury or sweet. You can eat them hot or cold, and furthermore, they closely resemble...