A lady friend - refined, middleclass stock, Dubarry wellies in season and a penchant for Mercedes estates - frequently...
Condiments and Sauces recipes
Duck Confit & Fleur de Sel
A while ago, I embarked upon a contemporary magazine project focusing on food and wine. Armed with my new title of...
Mini Yorkshire Puddings and Horseradish Sauce
In what seems like a past life, I once laboured under the title of restaurateur. With my business partner Richard, a...
Fresh Apricot Preserve
“At its best the Apricot has a certain Eastern lusciousness, a touch of the exotic which comes strangely into our...
Traditional Seville Orange Marmalade
"I got the blues thinking of the future, so I left off and made some marmalade. It's amazing how it cheers one up to...
Fig Conserve
Our previous house is a short walk from our present cottage and although we moved home six years ago, we failed to...
Pear Chutney
Stars align and events coincide. More often than not, it happens when you’re looking the other way. I was recently...
Fish cakes [Tod Mun]
"Plain cooking cannot be entrusted to plain cooks" - Countess Morphy The difference between catering and cooking is as...
Parsi Tomato Chutney [Tamota ni Chatni]
With a reasonable climate throughout the summer and more than a fine crop of tomatoes in the greenhouse; Black Opal,...